Raw UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter) data is messy. The driver strips away start bits, stop bits, and parity bits. It then converts the serial data stream into a structured data packet that the Windows, Linux, or macOS kernel can understand. Conversely, when the OS wants to send data, the driver adds the necessary serial framing.

Capture USB traffic with Wireshark + USBPcap or usbmon (Linux) to see actual UART data flow.


  • Right-click device → Update driver → Browse my computer for drivers → Let me pick.
  • Point to folder with INF file; install and allow unsigned driver if necessary (requires admin and may need disabling driver signature enforcement on modern Windows).
  • After install, note assigned COM port in Device Manager → Ports (COM & LPT).
  • The driver typically exposes a character device file (e.g., /dev/ck710ue) supporting read(), write(), and ioctl() for configuration (baud rate, filtering masks). The mmap() can be implemented for zero-copy transfer of large DMA buffers.

    Validation of CK710UE driver work requires: