Gene Heskett wrote: >On Sunday 17 May 2020 11:56:51 John Conover wrote: > >> I have two Prolific PL2303 devices on a machine. The output of lsusb >> is identical for both, including iSerial of 0, for both. >> >> Is there any way of doing udev SYMLINK+ with these devices? >> >> Thanks, >> >> John >TBT John, the best place for them is a drawer, to be used only long >enough to obtain FDTI devices for regular use. They goto sleep, (or >something) and you have to knock several times to re-awaken them, losing >data in the process. Strange disconnects will plague your system. BTDT, >used foul language, they slept right thru my tantrums. FDTI stuff just >works.
Nod. I used to use a lot of the pl2303 adapters, as they were cheap - a couple of dollars each in quantity. But they were *so* unreliable that I abandoned them. FTDI cost more, but are massively more reliable in my experience. This is definitely a case of "you get what you pay for". -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. st...@einval.com Armed with "Valor": "Centurion" represents quality of Discipline, Honor, Integrity and Loyalty. Now you don't have to be a Caesar to concord the digital world while feeling safe and proud.
