To Support both Win 7 and Win 10 - should I use CP210x 10.1.1 or 6.7.5?
04/108/2018 | 12:01 AM
I'm upgrading a program to run from Windows 7 to Windows 10. The customer will still have Windows 7 systems in operation, so this needs to be backward compatible. The original program used CP210x 6.0. Can I jump to CP210x 10.1.1, or should I hold back and use 6.7.5 to maintain backwards compatibility?
Thanks in advance!
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I am not sure I understand your question correctly or not. Do you mean you have an application software that running on the USB host (window 7 and window 10), and you need this application to work both on window 7 and windows 10?
Yes, the release of the application will include the Silabs VCP driver (CP210x USB to UART Bridge VCP Driver). I need to upgrade this driver from V6.0 so that it will run on both Windows 7 and 10. It is unclear to me whether V10.1.1 is compatible with both Windows 7 and 10, or just Windows 10.
Hope that is clearer...
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I don't think the V10.1.1 backward support old OS version. you could get this information in the release note.
To Support both Win 7 and Win 10 - should I use CP210x 10.1.1 or 6.7.5?
I'm upgrading a program to run from Windows 7 to Windows 10. The customer will still have Windows 7 systems in operation, so this needs to be backward compatible. The original program used CP210x 6.0. Can I jump to CP210x 10.1.1, or should I hold back and use 6.7.5 to maintain backwards compatibility?
Thanks in advance!
I am not sure I understand your question correctly or not. Do you mean you have an application software that running on the USB host (window 7 and window 10), and you need this application to work both on window 7 and windows 10?
Dose your release of this application include Silabs VCP driver (https://www.silabs.com/products/development-tools/software/usb-to-uart-bridge-vcp-drivers)?
Yes, the release of the application will include the Silabs VCP driver (CP210x USB to UART Bridge VCP Driver). I need to upgrade this driver from V6.0 so that it will run on both Windows 7 and 10. It is unclear to me whether V10.1.1 is compatible with both Windows 7 and 10, or just Windows 10.
Hope that is clearer...
I don't think the V10.1.1 backward support old OS version. you could get this information in the release note.
https://www.silabs.com/products/development-tools/software/usb-to-uart-bridge-vcp-drivers
You need to use the V10 for Windows 10 only. For all other Windows Version you use the 6.7.6.
I decide that during the installation process depending of the Windows Version.