Can FTDI PL232 be used to flash rf module fw?

[jhkiom]

Have a new gps smart port sensor and see that for various reasons an update to the onboard rf firmware of my Taranis bought from T9 last July.

I note the diy lead instructions using the fuc 3 and smart port convertor, but the latter is currently swallowed by the black hole of Chinese New Year.

Does anyone have an opinion on using a standard FTDI PL232 cable (xover?) in order to do this?

Thanks in advance.

[Kilrah]

See here:
http://openrcforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=97&t=4895

[jhkiom]

Thanks

The smart port converter is just a diode across tx/rx and cable positions for the onboard socket so I can knock one of those up ok so I'll give it a try.