Make your own cables. ;-) cut splice adapt
On 12 Jun 2014 20:18, "Daniel Llewellyn" <diddledan@???> wrote:
> On 12 June 2014 20:07, Steve Miller <stevem@???> wrote:
>
> I'd still avoid cheap clones of Prolific devices (frequently PL2303
>> without serial numbers). I have never had a problem with FTDI devices
>> though they are a little more expensive and they too are being cloned now.
>>
>
> Unrelated to the discussion on timers, I was wondering what the main
> difference was between the cheapo clones and those they're clones of and
> more expensive FTDI-based serial adapters? There seems to be quite a
> discrepancy between the two classes of devices, and I recently plumped with
> the FTDI-style because they seemed more like they were likely to be
> compatible but I have no idea why that may be so.
>
> Any insights, theories or myths would be interesting to hear not least
> just to put my mind at ease that I didn't spend over-the-odds for two
> cables (one with an RJ45 end to connect to my mikrotik router and one with
> a bog-standard RS232 connector)
>
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