Support for older versions of Windows Desktop

NOTE: Microsoft have ended support for certifying XP and VISTA through their WHCK test program. From revision with Device Guard Support, the driver will not load on XP or VISTA.

 

Differences in Driver API

For most of these operating systems two types of driver are available: Virtual COM Port (VCP) drivers and direct (D2XX) drivers. The VCP driver emulates a standard PC serial port such that the USB device may be communicated with as a standard RS device. The D2XX driver allows direct access to a USB device via a DLL interface.

To locate the drivers you want to install for a device, select which of the driver types you wish to use (VCPor D2XX) and then locate the appropriate operating systems.  With the exception of Windows 98 and Windows ME, all devices are supported in each driver package.

 

If a VCP driver is required for Android please refer to the following application note: TN Adding FTDI Devices VCP Driver Support to Android

 

D3XX

D3XX drivers are only suitable for FTDI's Superspeed USB bridge services (e.g. FT60x series).

 

Contacting Technical Support 

For technical queries relating to drivers or any of our other products or services, please send an email to our Customer Engineering Support team in your region:

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Alternatively, please click here to access the list of regional office telephone numbers if you wish to call one of the regional support teams directly.