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> Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:47:17 -0700
> From: prashanth.bhat@xxxxxxxxx
> To: libftdi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: libftdi versus libftd2xx
>
> I'm starting a new project, and debating whether to use libftd2xx (FTDI's
> proprietary driver), or libftdi (from Thomas Jarosch).
>
> I'm using 64-bit Linux, Xubuntu 11.10
>
> In the documentation of libftd2xx, I see the following comment:
> Other problems will be related to the ftdi_sio driver loading -
> 1.you must unload this driver (and usbserial) if it is attached to your
> device ("rmmod ftdi_sio" and "rmmod usbserial" as root user).
>
> My question:
> Does libftdi have the same limitation, that it cannot work when ftdi_sio is
> running?
>
> My hardware is a 4 channel FTDI chip, of which I want to use 2 in serial
> mode, and 2 in I2C mode.
>
> Thanks,
> Prashanth
Hi,
I use the same os, and it's not a limitation of libftd2xx nor libftdi, it comes
from the os.
I'd use libftdi as it is even provided through the debian packages :]
Regards
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