18 Aug
2012
18 Aug
'12
4:25 p.m.
On 18 Aug 2012 at 18:43, David Riley wrote:
Don't use eBay to buy USB<->UART adaptors.
If you want to make sure
you get one with an FTDI chip, Google for one. There are lots of dual
and quad adaptors out there as well, because (with some
oversimplification) the FT2232 and 4232 are dual and quad UART
versions of the FT232. You may pay a bit of a price premium, but
you'll probably only need to buy one.
Now that depends. For example, item 120966152129 is a Sabrent FTDI
adapter offered directly from Egghead for $12.99+$1.99 shipping. Not
a bad deal, since Egghead's sale price through their web store is
$19. (It gets 5-star ratings).
Not everything on eBay is from Chinese sellers offering junk.
--Chuck