what is ch340 driver

CH340 is a TTL (serial) to USB converter and vice versa. 
This chip has been used in some boards

The boards using the CH340 chip, 
	don’t need a programmer 
		in order to access the processor or to program them.
But there is a downside. 
	An extra driver must be installed 
		before starting to work with boards having this IC

If you connect your board to the computer 
	before installing the driver, 
	your computer will not recognize the board correctly 
		and you will see following image in Device Manager.

download link:
	https://www.wch.cn/download/CH341SER_ZIP.html
referenced:
	https://electropeak.com/learn/how-to-install-ch340-driver/