peter green wrote:
> i don't call having a comport number that the user has to dig into device
> manager to find convinance. Tolerable for retrofitting existing designs but
> really not worth it for new work.

I agree - it might be easier for the developer, but most people I know would 
rather be presented with an "Oh look, I found two AE-35 devices, which one do 
you want to use?" type window than a window that asks them to load device 
manager and identify the COM port that the VCP driver decided to use.

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