[Elecraft] serial to USB

[Bill K9YEQ]

Bob,

Thanks for the heads up. Must be one of the reasons for bunches of issues
with the adapters.  This is also the reason I don't mind spending more for a
product that I know is genuine.

73,
Bill
K9YEQ

-----Original Message-----


>what IS the difference between FTDI and Prolific.

They are two different manufacturers of USB to Serial hardware ICs (chips).

http://www.ftdichip.com/

http://www.prolific.com.tw/eng/company.asp

Besides the hardware, each manufacturer supplies royalty free software
(device drivers) as part of the solution for PC operating systems such as
Mac, Windows and Linux.

At work I have long used FTDI chips in products we design. A customized
version of the signed driver package supplied by FTDI for
32 and 64 bit Windows is incorporated into our own software distribution.
Prolific is generally ok but lately they have been warning about counterfeit
parts and USB to Serial Cables:

http://www.prolific.com.tw/eng/downloads.asp?id=31

Bob NW8L
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