@starsandrobots @travisgoodspeed @FTDIChip Fuck them. We use these kinds of chips in industrial systems. They should pray no accidents.
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@starsandrobots@mtoecker@jetdillo Let us also pray that those systems are built with quality sourcing for all of their genuine components. -
@ampledata@starsandrobots@jetdillo Haven't gotten any reports yet, but ICS isn't known for on-time patching.
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@starsandrobots@logicalelegance@FTDIChip FTDI driver changes the Vendor ID of counterfeit chips. They have every right to do so.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@starsandrobots If it means a decrease in projects that bolt a $5 USB<->serial converter onto a $1 micro, sounds great to me.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@starsandrobots USB Hid protocol is a good alternative to FTDI ICsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@starsandrobots May I suggest http://www.prolific.com.tw/US/index.aspx ? As far as I know they haven't killed peoples HW. Yet at least...@FTDIChipThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@starsandrobots@hackerfriendly what's the IP behind USB anyways? This seems like it should be a simple-ish OSHW projectThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@starsandrobots@mikelectricstuf so forget them and use SiLabs CP210x to instead...no external eeprom needed.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@starsandrobots@FTDIChip The greatest leaps in technological innovation occur when we must overcome the technological hurdles we created.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@starsandrobots what did they do?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@starsandrobots@SarahMPottratz@FTDIChip imitation. Apparently, there were lots of imitators. By accident or intent, down THEY went. -
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@SarahMPottratz I've seen pretty terrible things done accidentally, obstinately. It's not always by someone diligently destructive.Le sigh.
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@starsandrobots@SarahMPottratz@FTDIChip What maybe triggered the trouncing of the tech was excess amount of the severest form of flattery— -
@JohnnySoftware@starsandrobots@FTDIChip this thread is better than cable tv.
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@starsandrobots@FTDIChip, did you think MAYBE the driver you provided was an overkill/trust-damaging solution to a real problem?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@starsandrobots@travisgoodspeed replace with pic with usb, serial and open source firmware ;-)@FTDIChipThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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