Posted by Wisiwyg on Mar 10, 2016; 3:16pm
URL: https://itus.accessinnov.com/Console-cable-411-tp140p388.html

And for those of us who purchase lots of stuff off eBay and picked up a console cable there...

Note that FTDI recently included a bullet in a firmware update that was distributed via the Windows Update channel. That bullet seeks and kills unlicensed FTDI UART chips that are oftentimes included in the cheap knock-off devices like USB Console cables.

If yours is working now, be very cautious about accepting that Windows Update to your FTDI device. If it is a fake chip, once the bullet hits it, it will never work again.