Silicon Labs CP210x
Linux
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
Windows
The driver can be downloaded from the Vendor website:
https://www.silabs.com/developers/usb-to-uart-bridge-vcp-drivers
FTDI FTXXX
Linux
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
Windows
The driver can be downloaded from the FTDI website:
https://ftdichip.com/drivers/vcp-drivers/
An installation guide can be found at the following link:
https://ftdichip.com/document/installation-guides/
Microchip MCP2221
Linux
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.
Windows
The driver can be downloaded from the Microchip website:
https://www.microchip.com/en-us/product/MCP2221