![]() Don't forget that USB ports supply 5V and GND, so in most cases you can power your project just from the USB port! All-in-all, the FT-232 is a great way to give a small device USB functionality. In this project I seek to use only the generic, default, officially-supported FTDI driver and API access will be provided by libftd2xx. Yeah, there are third party drivers to get extra open-sourcey functionality from FTDI devices ( libFTDI), but I don't want to ask a client (with unknown tech-savviness) to install third-party unsigned drivers before plugging my device in (and heaven forbid the product doesn't work in their hands and I have to ask them to verify the device is actually using the third-party drivers and not defaulting back to the official ones). If I'm going to build a prototype device for a client, a FT-232 USB to serial converter is the way to go because I can be confident that when they plug in, their device will start working right away. ![]() The main reason I like using FTDI devices is because when you plug them in to a modern computer, they just start working! You don't have to worry about drivers, driver versions, driver signing, third party drivers - most of the time it just does what it's supposed to do with no complexity. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
February 2023
Categories |