4348:5523 — USB->RS 232 adapter with Prolific PL 2303 chipset

This is the USB identifier for a USB->RS 232 adapter with Prolific PL 2303 chipset manufactured by WinChipHead. The vendor ID 4348 is registered to WinChipHead with the USB Implementers Forum, and 5523 is the product ID that WinChipHead assigned to this particular model. When you run lsusb on Linux, this device appears as 4348:5523 WinChipHead USB->RS 232 adapter with Prolific PL 2303 chipset.

Linux

$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 4348:5523 WinChipHead USB->RS 232 adapter with Prolific PL 2303 chipset

You can filter directly with lsusb -d 4348:5523, or get the full descriptor dump with lsusb -v -d 4348:5523. Kernel messages from dmesg show the same pair as idVendor=4348, idProduct=5523.

Windows

In Device Manager, open the device, go to Details → Hardware Ids. This device reports:

USB\VID_4348&PID_5523
USB\VID_4348&PID_5523&REV_0100

From PowerShell: Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object InstanceId -match "VID_4348&PID_5523"

macOS

$ system_profiler SPUSBDataType
    USB->RS 232 adapter with Prolific PL 2303 chipset:
      Product ID: 0x5523
      Vendor ID: 0x4348  (WinChipHead)

Having driver issues with this device? Most USB devices are handled by a generic class driver; if yours shows up as an unknown device, confirm the ID above first, then check the manufacturer's downloads page.

The exact lines this page is generated from, in the upstream source file:

4348  WinChipHead
	5523  USB->RS 232 adapter with Prolific PL 2303 chipset

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