There's a term we in random ee blogs call this: being ftdicked
If you run a windows platform and you introduce FTDI chips in your design schematic, you run afoul of using accidentally counterfeit chips. Digikey and Mouser both have had this problem of counterfeits in their supply chain. And we aren't discussing FTDI-compatible chips, that do not counterfeit or claim to be FTDI. But the FTDI kills them all.
The safer alternative is to use a USB-serial chip that's cheaper, and doesn't harass users or nuke their chips: ch340G
If you run a windows platform and you introduce FTDI chips in your design schematic, you run afoul of using accidentally counterfeit chips. Digikey and Mouser both have had this problem of counterfeits in their supply chain. And we aren't discussing FTDI-compatible chips, that do not counterfeit or claim to be FTDI. But the FTDI kills them all.
The safer alternative is to use a USB-serial chip that's cheaper, and doesn't harass users or nuke their chips: ch340G
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