
UM-B-041
SmartBond Production Line Tool
User Manual
Revision 4.8
02-Nov-2022
CFR0012
140 of 170
© 2022 Renesas Electronics
Appendix J FTDI Driver Removal and Installation
To re-install the latest FTDI drivers, the previous should be uninstalled.
FTDI driver removal:
5. Download CDM uninstaller from
http://www.ftdichip.com/Support/Utilities.htm#CDMUninstaller
6. Run
CDMuninstallerGUI.exe
7. The VID/PID of the PLT FTDIs are VID=0403/PID=6011 for the DUTs and VID=0403/PID=6001
for the GU.
Enter these VIDs and PIDs in the CDM Uninstaller and click Add for each one.
8. Then click on
Remove Devices
to uninstall the FTDI drivers.
9. Un-plug both USB cables.
More information can be found in the following link:
http://www.ftdichip.com/Support/Utilities/CDM_Uninst_GUI_Readme.html
FTDI driver installation:
1. Download the latest drivers from
http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm
the executable.
2. After uninstalling the drivers, plug in both USB cables. Windows will automatically assign the new
drivers. Do not remove the cables during driver installation. A driver installation error may occur,
and the removal-installation will have to be repeated.
3. Check in the Windows Device manager that the driver versions of the 17 PLT COM Ports->USB
Serial Ports are the latest.
FTDI driver versions v2.12.24, v2.12.26, v2.12.28 and v2.12.36.4 have been tested.