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The Robman Site Owner
Joined: 01 Aug 2003 Posts: 21237 Location: Chicago, IL |
Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2015 4:12 pm Post subject: What are the current cable recommendations? |
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Who's selling ready made cables and for people that want to make their own, are will still recommending the FTDI TTL 232R cables?
For example, will this cable on Amazon for under $9 work (with the addition of a 6-pin IDC connector) ?
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00M41OUYA/ _________________ Rob
www.hifi-remote.com
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3FG Expert
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Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2015 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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One resource for this info is in the beginners forum.
The cable in your link should work, but of course we don't really know if it uses a genuine FTDI chip. It has been well-documented that the latest FTDI drivers won't work with counterfeit chips and in some cases the FTDI driver may change the USB PID or VID. See several posts here.
Stay away from Prolific chipsets; they don't work with JP2 and newer remotes. |
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The Robman Site Owner
Joined: 01 Aug 2003 Posts: 21237 Location: Chicago, IL |
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2015 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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Ah, so is this the FTDI cable that folks are using for a DIY cable...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/261101529602 _________________ Rob
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