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General Category => Discussion - Software => Topic started by: allenhuffman on July 03, 2023, 05:48:06 PM
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I just learned there is a LibFT4222-v1.4.5.zip out, so I was trying to use it. There are two header files included:
- LibFT4222-v1.4.5\imports\ftd2xx\ftd2xx.h
- LibFT4222-v1.4.5.zip\LibFT4222-v1.4.5\imports\LibFT4222\inc\LibFT4222.h
My IDE could open the second file opens just fine, but the first one is rejected as being a binary file ("Cannot open binary files as text files"). Using a hex editor, I can see that the ftd2xx.h file does appear to be non-ASCII. It has a zero byte every other character, so I am guessing it was saved out as something like unicode (whatever format uses two bytes per character, I guess).
Compilers may or may not have an issue with that (I do not know what the current C standard says regarding file formats). The editor I am using will not open it. (And even saving it as a .txt or copy/pasting in to another editor and saving retains the 0 -- I guess it's a standard file format Windows supports).
Just a heads-up on this. I have reported it to FTDI, and I am going to either write a quick script to convert the file, or find some tool to do it for me.
Cheers...
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Hello,
You can also reference the latest version of ftd2xx.h in the latest 2.12.36.4 (https://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/CDM/CDM%20v2.12.36.4%20WHQL%20Certified.zip) driver files.
Best Regards,
FTDI Community
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Hello,
You can also reference the latest version of ftd2xx.h in the latest 2.12.36.4 (https://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/CDM/CDM%20v2.12.36.4%20WHQL%20Certified.zip) driver files.
Best Regards,
FTDI Community
E-mail support pointed me to this, and the file contained inside (50K versus 101K) does appear to be in a valid format for use with GCC, etc.