> On Jun 26, 2021, at 11:31 AM, Tapley, Mark B. via cctalk
> <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
> At one point FTDI had a reasonably good reputation, and I own one of those
> devices based on that reputation. I have used it with no obvious problems
> connecting a TRS Color Computer 3 to an iMac G3 for a floppy-drive emulator
> (DriveWire on the iMac), but I think only for that application so far.
>
> Are there any particular pitfalls I should watch out for with the FTDI
> device, when/if I can get back to working with it?
I once bought a USB serial port device with a DE-9 connector on it, Belkin I
think. It worked somewhat. Might have needed its own driver, which on a Mac
is highly unusual. It gave me enough trouble I set it aside.
Since then I've bought several different flavors of the FTDI USB serial device,
one RS-232, one 5 volt logic, one 3.3 volt logic (the latter two with 6-pin
connectors to fit onto pin headers such as are found on the BeagleBone Black).
They have always worked flawlessly (on my Mac), at a number of data rates:
4800, 9600, 19.2k, 115k. I'll admit I haven't needed stranger cases like 5 or
6 bit data, or exotic slow speeds. As I mentioned, if that need arises and
FTDI isn't good enough I'll have the RPico to do the job.
paul
