[Info-vax] FTDI driver for windows (was: Windows terminal revamped and open sourced)

[John E. Malmberg]

On 6/18/2019 7:57 AM, VAXman- at SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
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> The problem is in WEENDOZE.  The USB is an FTDI chip.  When I plug in the
> altimeter, WEENDOZE proclaims a new device.  Then, WEENDOZE claims that
> it's gone.  Then, it proclaims a new device.  Lather, rinse, repeat.  All
> of this is before ever launching the software to download any data.

I use a FTDI USB adapter for d-rats on Amateur Radio.

As I remember it, I had to get the Windows driver from the FTDI site, 
which was tricky because almost none of it was in English.

Then after I got it working, Windows update claimed that it had a newer 
official driver.  That totally broke using the device.

I do not remember all the mystic rituals that it took for me to the 
original FTDI driver back installed, but I have never let Windows update 
change that driver since then, and it works solid.

It also may make a difference if the FTDI chip is a real FTDI chip, or 
an unlicensed third party clone.  A search engine can reveal more 
details about that.

If it is a unlicensed third party clone, it may not be possible to get a 
working Windows driver because the FTDI software attempts to detect that.

Regards,
-John
wb8tyw at qsl.net_work