In SX Microcontrollers, SX/B Compiler and SX-Key Tool, oliverb wrote:

FTDI is one of several manufacturers who make a USB to serial chip. FTDI has the largest market share but have some areas lacking in their drivers. One area to be careful of is adding new devices and creating virtual com ports. I had to clean the registry of about 40 com ports after making changes to the EEPROM. While their drivers haven't improved they have added a couple of utilities that make life easier. I have since started using the SILABS part which has the clock built in ad has fewer external component requirements and better Linux / UNIX and MAC support. I still like and use FTDI whenever I can.

Oliver Bailey

By the way if you create too many virtual com ports, FTDI has a program that will clean them out after you disconnect all FTDI based products. They offer it on their web site as a download.

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