Why I stopped hacking the Amazon Dash button and learned to solder

Re:Why I stopped hacking the Amazon Dash button and learned ... by voltagex_ on Sunday July 31, 2016 @10:15PM (#12199877)

Any idea what serial chipset these use? (for USB->TTL)

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Re:Why I stopped hacking the Amazon Dash button and learned ... by noonespecial on Sunday July 31, 2016 @10:36PM (#12199934)

Unfortunately its the CH340 USB-TTL. Serviceable but not great by any stretch. OTOH, windows won't ever brick it because it thinks its a fake.

Been meaning to have a go at rolling one of these myself using the mighty microchip MCP2221 instead.

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Re:Why I stopped hacking the Amazon Dash button and learned ... by voltagex_ on Sunday July 31, 2016 @10:51PM (#12199959)

AFAICT the FTDI bricking code was taken out of the Windows Update driver.

I'm glad it's a CH340 - I've had no problems with those, unlike Prolific or (fake) FTDI devices.

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