How to install FTDI drivers on Windows PC

FTDI Chip (Future Technology Devices International Ltd.) is a popular IC used to connect devices like Arduino to your PC using a USB cable. Basically, this chip's job is to convert USB signals into UART signals that the microcontroller can understand.

By default, the FTDI driver software is not installed on Windows. When you plug in your FTDI you will notice that it will be visible in Device Manager with an exclamation mark inside a yellow triangle. This means that the driver for the FTDI device connected to your PC is not installed. Many users try to install drivers automatically using Windows Automatic Driver Installer but find that it does not work for them.

Read this article to find the steps that will help you install the FTDI driver manually on your Windows PC.

Download and Unzip the FTDI Drivers for Windows

Steps 1. Click this FTDI-Drivers link to download the drivers for Windows.

Step 2. Save it in a folder on your system from where you can easily access it.

Step 3. Go to the folder where you saved the downloaded zip file.

Step 4. Right-click on this zip file and select Extract All… in the context menu.

Step 5. In the window that appears, use the Browse button to select a location to save the extracted file.

Step 6. Finally, click the "Extract" button to extract the files to the selected folder.

Check if FTDI is detected and install the driver

Step 1. Now you need to connect your FTDI device to your computer.

Step 2. Press Windows R to open the "Run" dialog box.

Type devmgmt.msc and press Enter to open Device Manager.

Step 3. In Device Manager, If you expand the Other Devices section, you will see A device named FT232R USB UART.

Step 4. Now, right-click on the FTDI device and select Update Driver in the context menu.

Step 5. In the Update Driver window, click the option Browse my computer for driverTo install the driver manually.

Step 6. Browse and go to the main folder that contains the extracted driver files. Select the home folder and click OK.

Step 7. Make sure the box next to Include subfolders is checked.

Step 8. Click Next.

Wait for some time until the driver is installed.

Step 9. Remove and reconnect the FTDI device to your computer.

Now, in Device Manager, the FTDI device will be seen as USB Serial Port under Other Devices with an exclamation point.

Step 10. Again, right-click on USB Serial Port and select Update Driver.

Step 11. Perform steps 5 through 8 above to browse the system for drivers and manually install the second set of drivers.

Step 12. After installing the FTDI driver, you will be able to use your FTDI device without any issues.

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