![]() Microchip MCP2200 - CDC driver based so should work OOTB on anything. ![]() I was looking for reasonably cheap solutions for my own project design and narrowed it down to the following three for good cross-platform compatibility: Linux pretty much works with any of them thankfully, genuine or not. I have a genuine one in a USB to TTL isolated adapter for a bit of test gear. Newer Prolific drivers do not work with fake chips. WCH341 doesn't work on the latest version of OSX without disabling secure drivers or something.įTDI is/was bricking fake chips that otherwise work ok (long term reliability not guaranteed). I'd be hesitant to spend more than $30 unless it's for something truly awesome.įinding one that works across all three operating systems (Windows/Linux/OSX) can be a pain in the arse. I also don't want to spend a huge amount of money if I can get away with it. I would like decent build quality, because I hate buying shit more than once.īut. It must be compatible with Windows and Mac, *nix is a bonus but I can make do without if I can get a cheaper chipset. So, to cut a long story short, I'm after a USB to RS-232 adapter that doesn't suck. I still can't find a driver for it, and the only app I've found that communicates with it isn't a driver, and it's also a pain in the arse. No big deal, I found Windows drivers that worked fine, even up to 8.1 and 10. One thing that did suck about it was the drivers. Rubbish build quality with a USB plug that dropped out all the time, but meh. For the longest time, I've had a cheapy eBay adapter (WCH341 chipset from what the USB VID tells me), and it did the job *ok*. ![]() I work with RS-232 gear a fair bit, mainly Cisco gear with my CCNA, and a handful of other networking devices that talk RS-232. ![]()
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