===== Silicon Labs CP210x =====

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The driver is maintained in the Linux Mainline Kernel, please check that the following options are activated in the Linux Kernel configuration.  

  * CONFIG_USB_SERIAL
  * CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_CP210X
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The driver can be downloaded from the Vendor website:\\  
[[https://www.silabs.com/developers/usb-to-uart-bridge-vcp-drivers|https://www.silabs.com/developers/usb-to-uart-bridge-vcp-drivers]]
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===== FTDI FTXXX =====

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The FTDI driver is maintained in the Linux mainline kernel, the configuration options below must be activated in the Linux kernel configuration to operate the USB-to-Serial converter

  * CONFIG_USB_SERIAL
  * CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_FTDI_SIO
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The driver can be downloaded from the FTDI website:\\  
[[https://ftdichip.com/drivers/vcp-drivers/|https://ftdichip.com/drivers/vcp-drivers/]]\\
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An installation guide can be found at the following link:\\ 
[[https://ftdichip.com/document/installation-guides/]]
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===== Microchip MCP2221 =====

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In order to be able to use the MCP2200/MCP2221 with Linux, the kernel must have support for USB CDC class drivers.
The cdc_acm driver is used for the CDC interface of the device.
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The driver can be downloaded from the Microchip website:\\  
[[https://www.microchip.com/en-us/product/MCP2221]]\\
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===== No USB to Serial =====