In pre-USB days, 1970s to early 1990s, connecting a peripheral device to the PC was a daunting task that required hardware configuration, rebooting the system, installing drivers, etc. Hot pluggable and hot swappable connections of peripheral devices came into widespread use with the evolution of USB. FTDI and its focused USB solutions includes “USB Devices” and “USB Drivers” which are fully compliant with USB 2.0 specifications and Microsoft WHQL certifications. FTDI USB solutions are supported on a wide range of operating systems like Linux, MAC, Windows and Win CE embedded platforms.