[stmilosh]

This v5 is not shity clone.
Ignorance of user this v5 interface is bigger "shity"
You bricked your interface because use wrong version of software, because every version opcom software have own version firmware inside of interface.
You can not do the upgrade of interface just as you want it, let it be known straightaway
You eraised PIC and now need reprogram interface.

For the n-th time, stop spreading misinformation. No software can brick the device and no HQ clone would touch PIC firmware on the china clone. The only thing that HQ crappy "protection" does is silently changes PID in device driver. In case of OP-COM V2 product descriptor (china clone) in addition to that it also inverts TX pin.
To recover it is enough to remove device in device manger, plug it back and once drivers are reinstalled reflash FTDI in MProg or using OCflash.

And HQ clone itself has nothing to do with PIC firmware version. HQ clone just prints fake message about wrong firmware if FTDI protection bytes are not correct.
Firmware version is updated to the minimal one required for that software version automatically by the original software not HQ clone wrapper around it. And ofc you can always use the most recent firmware version with the older software, i.e. firmware v1.64 can be used with any software.