First and foremost , i have no affiliation to BCUSB or it's resellers. All i do is promote the product .
This is my site , it is solely a support forum which i fund by myself.
Venting your frustrations here will do you no good , as i do not sell anything from this site or elsewhere.
Secondly , the V1.7 is exactly the same as v1.8 if your v1.7 has the atmega32 flash . The only differance between the 2 is the crystal.