USB to RS-232 Device/Dongle Warning

[larc2 at evanszone.com]

If you own a USB to RS-232 Dongle that you are using with Windows, and it uses the FTDI chipset, you might want to consider NOT upgrading to the latest FTDI drivers. FTDI's new driver will brick (as in render useless) any device that uses a fake FTDI chipset. So before you upgrade, make sure you have a real FTDI chip by checking with the manufacturer or searching the Internet.
 

 You can check the chipset used by looking at the driver in the Windows Device Manager.
 

 This also applies to any device that has a built-in FTDI chip used to convert USB to RS-232.
 

 More detailed info here:

 Windows Update drivers bricking USB serial chips beloved of hardware hackers http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/10/windows-update-drivers-bricking-usb-serial-chips-beloved-of-hardware-hackers/

 
 
 http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/10/windows-update-drivers-bricking-usb-serial-chips-beloved-of-hardware-hackers/ 
 
 Windows Update drivers bricking USB serial chips b... http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/10/windows-update-drivers-bricking-usb-serial-chips-beloved-of-hardware-hackers/ The move to combat counterfeit chips leaves hobbyists stuck in the middle.
 
 
 
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 ... and here ...
 FTDI driver kills fake FTDI FT232?? - Page 1 http://www.eevblog.com/forum/reviews/ftdi-driver-kills-fake-ftdi-ft232/

 
 
 http://www.eevblog.com/forum/reviews/ftdi-driver-kills-fake-ftdi-ft232/ 
 
 FTDI driver kills fake FTDI FT232?? - Page 1 http://www.eevblog.com/forum/reviews/ftdi-driver-kills-fake-ftdi-ft232/ FTDI driver kills fake FTDI FT232?? - Page 1
 
 
 
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