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Which FTDI driver?

tperkinstperkins Posts: 98
edited 2006-04-21 17:50 in General Discussion
Of the several drivers onthis page, which is the correct one for the FT232RL IC?

Thank you, Tom Perkins

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  • SteelSteel Posts: 313
    edited 2006-04-20 19:33
    What OS are you using?

    and note: These drivers are for the PC seeing the chip as a Virtual Com port.

    If you are using WinXP and you want it to be a virtual comport, then select 1.0.2176 (second option). The first option is for the current switch to 64 bit processors and windows vista.

    If you want it to behave as an actual USB Device, then you will want the D2XX Driver version 3.01.04
  • tperkinstperkins Posts: 98
    edited 2006-04-20 20:01
    Windows XP personally, but I need to be able to support NT, XP--everything after 98. The chiplists after the OS on that page do not mention the FT232RL at any point, hence my question.

    Yours, TDP, ml, msl, & pfpp
  • SteelSteel Posts: 313
    edited 2006-04-20 22:41
    Yeah...The type of chip is 'FT232R'. The "L" at the end is the package type. There is an "L" and a "Q". These different packages do not require different drivers. The chip is just listed as FT232R on the drivers page.

    it is somewhat confusing...I actually couldn't tell the difference until I went to Parallax's site to find out...rather odd.
  • tperkinstperkins Posts: 98
    edited 2006-04-21 17:50
    You know, I did figure going to the manufacturer's site woul dmake things simple. Silly me.

    Thank you, Steel.

    Tom Perkins, ml, msl, & pfpp
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