Over time, these clone cables can become "blacklisted" or corrupted when accidentally connected to the internet, rendering them useless. If your older Hex-V2 clone uses the ATmega162 microcontroller chip, you do not need to throw it away. You can reflash the firmware to bring it back to life or update it to a stable version.
Typical ISP Pinout Mapping: VCC <---> VCC GND <---> GND MISO <---> MISO MOSI <---> MOSI SCK <---> SCK RST <---> RESET Step 2: Making Hardware Connections vcds atmega162 reflash 2021