“Plugged it into a system running on the preinstalled Raspbian SD card (http://thepihut.com/collections/sd-cards/products/raspbian-preinstalled-sd-card) worked first time with no issues.
*Sorry I know its a terrible pun.”
“Having struggled with building firmware for USB adapters in the past, it was nice that this device simply plugged in and worked.
The only issue is that it systematically fails to functions without the use of a powered USB hub. Perhaps one day I'll get around to investigating why!”