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

[Scott Dorsey]

John E. Malmberg <wb8tyw at qsl.net_work> wrote:
>On 6/18/2019 7:57 AM, VAXman- at SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
><snip>
>> 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.

This is the standard behaviour of a counterfeit FTDI device.  The windows
driver is written by FTDI and will deliberately shut down counterfeits.

You may blame Windows for this, but it's doing exactly what it was designed
to do.
--scott

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