McAfee scanned the V12 driver on download and again just now... No issues found...
Michael... Thanks again for the driver link! The additional discussion is quite interesting - case disassembly, etc. Thanks all for your input! Bob On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 4:25 AM Tom Katt <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 2:58:23 AM UTC-5 Dekatron42 wrote: > > Be aware that a lot of these drivers from various places on the Internet > for the Prolific USB-chips are filled with malware so only download from > sources where you know that it is a malware free file you download, and > scan every file you download - I know this since I had the same problem > some years back and unfortunately downloaded a file filled with malware, > unfortunately it was from a known good source that had been infiltrated. > > > Hope everyone got the drivers needed - I just noticed that the v12 driver > I am using for W11 was not in the VFD folder I shared earlier, so I added > the driver file to the cloud link. This is the official Prolific v12 > driver and I've encountered no problems with it. > > > On Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 12:36:14 AM UTC-5 Bob wo6w wrote: > > Hi Michael, > > The driver link worked for me... A quick and easy fix and the display is > now running on my W-11 machine. > > I'll definitely be interested in a suitable USB interface chip for one or > another Arduino based projects. Moistly using ESP32C3 boards at this time. > SEEED Ziao form factor. > > Once again, MANY THANKS! > > Bob > > > I also build a lot of Arduino type projects (probably more true Atmel > mcu's than Arduino platform, but same idea)... I would think that if > someone manages to crack these open and locate the TTL serial lines that > would be a lot easier to manage than going through an intermediary USB > chip. I have to believe there are txd/rxd pins on that board somewhere. > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/neonixie-l/qRWTnRW66hM/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/a9a8c95a-ec22-41e2-9519-1971676c9ad6n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/a9a8c95a-ec22-41e2-9519-1971676c9ad6n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAJ0pfvYy%2BrLvAn-gLZ4t1FhZFxMzcbGzK799nEKE6dpV1CYecg%40mail.gmail.com.
