From cb3c93c99d382ff6db463ddbb68ae33d057aad8e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: nomadic-squirrel <tdepuy@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2019 17:45:51 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Added a note to help anyone using an FTDI chip.

---
 README.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8efad56582c..0ae46017d8d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ $ arduino-cli core update-index
 Updating index: package_index.json downloaded
 ```
 
-Now, just connect the board to your PCs by using the USB cable. In this example we will use the
+Now, just connect the board to your PCs by using the USB cable. (**Note**: Connecting through an FTDI adapter chip will show Unknown for the Board Name because the VID/PID is generic. Uploading should still work as long as you identify the correct FQBN). In this example we will use the
 MKR1000 board:
 
 ```console