[chirp_users] FTDI based USB cables.

Cory (NQ1E)
Fri Sep 28 15:51:40 PDT 2012


I opened up my RT systems cable and found that it has a FTDI chip in it.
 It's a standard chip, but they programmed it with their own USB vendor ID
codes so that it loads their custom driver.  I doubt they did this to be
mean spirited, but who knows for sure.  This gives them the ability to make
their software work in a plug-and-play fashion where you don't need to
configure any port settings.  Just plug in the USB cable and it will
automatically find your radio.

However, because it is a standard chip, I was able to get their cable to
work by downloading the regular FTDI Virtual Serial Port (VSP) driver and
forcing it to be used instead of the default one.



On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 3:19 PM, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. <n1ea at arrl.net> wrote:

> Are there any cables or cable makers which sell cables that aren't bobby
> trapped?
>
> I should have to right to buy cables and use whatever I want with it.
>
> If they want to bugger the cables, they should give them away free to run
> with their software.
>
> 73
> DR
>
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