On 2020-08-24 10:18, Thomas Jarosch wrote:
Hi,
You wrote on Wed, Aug 19, 2020 at 03:41:00PM -0700:
On https://www.intra2net.com/en/developer/libftdi/index.php, I would
suggest
adding the "RT232RL" chip to the supported list. This is just a
particular
form factor of the "RT232R" chip, but it seems worth adding to the
list
since that's not obvious without reading spec sheets.
I tried it as "FT232R(L/Q) / FT245R(L/Q)", but I think it adds
too much detail for the quick overview page.
libftdi sticks to the official product names from FTDI:
https://www.ftdichip.com/FTProducts.htm
It makes sense for FTDI documentation to use official product names,
because FTDI's documentation is targeting people purchasing FTDI chips.
However 3rd-party vendors do not mention the official FTDI product name
(I purchased a couple chinese 3rd-party breakout boards off
ebay/amazon). The thing I forgot the mention the first time, is that
"FT232RL" is what is actually printed on the physical chip from FTDI,
and why it would be a natural thing to look up.
Whether you decide to add extra information or not, this is the last
you'll hear from me :)
Personally, I would advocate listing all supported product and chip
names, listing them in full: "FT232R / FR232R / FT2323RQ". Simple trumps
short in readability. Full names also help with text/web searches. I
have seen this format used by Linux printer drivers listing supported
hardware, and I found it useful there. It is longer but I think it makes
sense that a list of supported hardware is the most important thing I
would want when choosing a hardware library.
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