Having an issue with your FTDI device driver? Don’t worry. You can fix the driver issue by updating FTDI driver in your computer.
FTDI USB VCP Driver Windows Operating Systems. Virtual COM port (VCP) drivers cause the USB device to appear as an additional COM port available to the PC. FTDI USB Serial Port driver is the software that helps your operating system to communicate with USB Serial Port devices. Get the latest driver Please enter your product details to view the latest driver information for your system.
- FTDI driver is a essential software that communicates between your computer system and FTDI hardware device. How to download or update FTDI driver? There are three ways to download or update your FTDI driver for Windows 10/8/7: Download FTDI driver manually; Update FTDI driver automatically; Update FTDI driver in Device Manager.
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What is a FTDI driver?
Future Technology Devices International is commonly known as FTDI, a company specializing in USB technology. FTDI driver is a essential software that communicates between your computer system and FTDI hardware device.
How to download or update FTDI driver?
There are three ways to download or update your FTDI driver for Windows 10/8/7:
Method 1: Download FTDI driver manually
You can manually download the FTDI driver from FTDI website. Here’s how to do it:
1) Go to FTDI driver download center.
2) Select and find the device driver that you want, and click the driver that is matched with your computer system.
3) Exact the downloaded file, install it in your computer.
4) Follow the on-screen instructions to finish installing the driver.
This requires time and computer skills.
Method 2: Update FTDI driver automatically
If you don’t have time or patience to manually download the FTDI driver, you can do it automatically with Driver Easy.
Driver Easy will automatically recognize your system and find the correct drivers for it.You don’t need to know exactly what system your computer is running, you don’t need to risk downloading and installing the wrong driver, and you don’t need to worry about making mistake when installing.
You can update your drivers automatically with either the FREE or the Pro version of Driver Easy. But with the Pro version, it takes just 2 clicks (and you will get full support and a 30-day money back guarantee).
1) Downloadand install Driver Easy.
2) Run Driver Easy and click the Scan Now button. Driver Easy will then scan your computer and detect any problem drivers.
3) Click the Update button next to the flagged device to automatically download the correct version of the driver (you can do this with the FREE version), and install the driver in your computer.
Or click Update All to automatically download and install the correct version of all the drivers that are missing or out of date on your system (this requires the Pro version – you’ll be prompted to upgrade when you click Update All).
4) After updating, restart your computer to take effect.
This is a rather easy method, isn’t it?!
Method 3: Update FTDI driver in Device Manager
You can also update your FTDI device driver in Device Manager, where you can view and manage hardware device and its driver software in your Windows computer.
1) Make sure you’ve connected your device to your Windows computer.
2) On your keyboard, press the Windows logo keyand R at the same time to invoke the Run box.
3) Type devmgmt.msc and click OK.
4) In Device Manager, double click the device category that your device belongs to (it’s normally Ports (COM & LPT) or Universal Serial Bus controllers) to expand it.
5) Right click on your device, and select Update driver.
6) Choose Search automatically for updated driver software.
7) Follow the on-screen instructions to finish.
After updating, restart your computer.
That’s it. Hope this post helps in downloading or updating your FTDI drivers in Windows.
If you have any questions, feel free to add a comment below.
Updated 3-28-16
Latest Tuning/Utility Software Revisions
TunerStudioMS is the software application that is used to tune your MegaSquirt EFI controller. The latest version for Windows, Linux, and Macintosh can be found at www.TunerStudio.com .
MegaLogViewer is the software application used to view datalogs. The latest version for Windows, Linux, and Macintosh can be found at www.TunerStudio.com
PortCheck – A handy utility used to diagnose and troubleshoot communication issues and firmware revisions.
Latest Firmware Revisions
The latest MS1/Extra, MS2/Extra, and MS3 codes are available from the MSExtra.com download page.
Please note: MegaTune is obsolete and no longer supported. TunerStudio must be used for all MS2/Extra revisions greater than 3.1.0 and all variants of MS3.
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NOTE: If you need MSPNP Tuning Software, see the main MSPNP site for Gen 2, or this site for Gen 1.
Other MegaSquirt Related Software
Note- Some downloads will require you to log on to the http://www.msefi.com forums before the download link will appear.
- MegaLogViewer-an application to view and graph MegaSquirt Log files. It will graph any field in your MegaSquirt(1, 2, 3, MSnS-Extra…) log file captured by TunerStudio, MegaTunix or Palm based MS-Logger. Written in Java to support all OS’s and platforms.
- You’ve simply got to use MegaLogViewer…. The log viewer is just the beginning, with the log based tuning capabilities (reference your current map and datalogs on the same screen and make tweaks as needed), and the VE Analyzer, there is a lot of power here!
- After MegaLogViewer changes your life ;)– and even though it’s free and you’re not obligated, please consider registering MegaLogViewer to thank Phil Tobin for his development effort, he’s done this out of his own goodwill and I for one would like to see more cool tools like this! Click here to toss him a bone… We did.
- EasyTherm – to simplify configuring your MegaSquirt-I to accept the substitution of non-standard temperature sensors and to upload software revisions. New link for V5.0 version. (Roger Enns) (not needed for MS2 or MS3)
- Port Check – communications test utility. This program displays what COM ports are available and checks for a response from MegaSquirt. This can be useful for determining if a problem is with the ECU or on the computer side.
MegaSquirt Firmware / Customized Code
Original B&G Code
- MegaSquirt-I standard firmware version 3.0The base code for the MS-I, by B&G (fuel only)
- MegaSquirt-II Downloader and Embedded Code PageMS-II Base Code, by B&G
‘Extra’ Code
Drivers for other DIYAutoTune.com offered hardware
- usb_drivers_Windows
- No prompts, just quickly and silently installs the updated drivers. Reboot and you should be good to go.
- For other USB-2920 compatible drivers (older Windows, Windows CE, all Linux / Mac / etc ) go here: FTDI VCP Drivers Page
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Older MegaSquirt Tuning Software and Utilities
Ftdi Driver Download Windows 7
Development on these has stopped as of 2016, but the software is still available.
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- PC Configurator – The original tuning software from Bowling and Grippo, it has fewer features than MegaTune.
- MegaTune – for tuning and data logging MegaSquirt with a laptop computer running Windows 9x/ME/XP/Vista.
- The manual for MegaTune is here: Go to the MegaTune Manual
- MegaTunix Excellent tuning/datalogging software for Linux, Unix, Mac OS, and Windows. (Dave Andruczyk)