Review Details

36in FTDI USB to Serial Cable for MAC PC Linux, Win 11 w/ Tx/Rx LEDs

Product Review (submitted on April 29, 2014):

I bought this to be able to communicate with various RS-232 devices in the context of embedded systems and controls.

Installation: I downloaded drivers from the FTDI website. Installation was no problem. The site has a wide selection of drivers for different OS's and there is good documentation.

First use: I used it to configure a CAN gateway from a Windows7 virtual machine with no problems at all.

It's not the cheapest option out there, but for my applications, having something with solid drivers, documentation, and support was more important than saving a few dollars.