pl2303 lockups on rpi2

[bob prohaska]

On Sat, Jun 18, 2016 at 06:23:23PM -0700, Hal Murray wrote:
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Yes, FTDI seems to be the most common alternative. Do you think it an improvement? 

The man page for uplcom does not list pl2303ta, stopping at pl2303hx. The hx version 
is now EOL, superseded by the ta version.

Prolific's migration guide at
http://prolificusa.com/docs/2303/all/PL2303TA-Migration-Guide.pdf
advises: "Note: Older driver versions are not compatible with PL2303TA chip
for above 115200bps baud rates."

I wonder if slowing the RPi2 consoles down would make the problems
go away, at least until the driver is updated. It seems unlikely,
given that the lockup is on the USB side.

Thanks for reading!

bob prohaska

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