[Info-vax] FTDI driver for windows

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In article <qeds2n$4qd$2 at dont-email.me>, Simon Clubley <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> writes:
>On 2019-06-19, VAXman-  @SendSpamHere.ORG <VAXman- at SendSpamHere.ORG> wrote:
>>
>> Well, the email I received from the manufacturer/designer of the altimeter
>> says that the FTDI chip is legit.  Where does that leave me with WEENDOZE
>> refusing to connect to it???
>>
>
>I think you said you tried it under Itanium. If so, did it show up
>as a usable serial port, or did it just show up as a generic unknown
>device ? (I'm not talking about what the device description string says.
>I'm talking about what USB driver VMS loaded.)

It shows up as a terminal device.  I've packed the rocket with this particular
altimeter for a large weekend launch.  I can verify it next week.



>I think the next thing for you to try would be to download the Windows
>driver from the FTDI website and try that. IIRC, they come in two
>flavours, a virtual com port driver and a more low-level driver.
>
>Do you know which one you need ?

All I know is that when it was inserted, WEENDOZE when and found a drive and
did whatever it does to install it.

The software wants me to enter the COMM# number when the device is connected.
However, due to the connect/disconnect nature of this driver, that number is
never the same twice.

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