FTDI Chip
FTDI is a professional semiconductor company headquartered in Glasgow, UK, with quite a long history and market awareness especially in Europe in US. It has been well known by its leading position in USB-related semiconductor development, specifically for the end applications of communication, industrial control, medical, and instrument. Now it has also successfully taken a position in the digital consumer application. FTDIs competing advantage lies in providing complete solutions to lead the market demands by chips, reference designs, firmwares, softwares, and evaluation modules, in order to assist the customers to easily finish the design-in in a short time frame with quality end products. FTDI has established a global sales and support network, including two branches located in US and Taiwan, respectively. Now FTDI offers a wide range of easy to use USB host and slave bridge chips supporting UART, FIFO, SPI, and I²C control interfaces, together with complete drivers and firmwares support kits. It also offers a series of evaluation modules and cables to support the customers' design-in phase.
FT232BL – USB UART (USB – Serial) IC
The FT232BL is the lead free version of the 2nd generation of FTDI's popular USB UART I.C. This device not only add extra functionality to its FT8U232AM predecessor and reduces external component count, but also maintains a high degree of pin compatibility with the original, making it easy to upgrade or cost reduce existing designs as well as increasing the potential for using the device in new application areas.
FT245BL – USB FIFO (USB – Parallel) IC
The FT232BL is the lead free version of the 2nd generation of FTDI's popular USB UART I.C. This device not only add extra functionality to its FT8U232AM predecessor and reduces external component count, but also maintains a high degree of pin compatibility with the original, making it easy to upgrade or cost reduce existing designs as well as increasing the potential for using the device in new application areas.
FT232R – USB UART (USB – Serial) IC
The FT232R is a USB to serial UART Interface. It is a single chip USB to asynchronous serial data interface solution, with a unique USB FTDIChip-IDTM feature, synchronous and asynchronous bit bang interface options and is USB 2.0 Full Speed compatible.
FT245R – USB FIFO (USB – Parallel FIFO) IC
The FT245R is a USB to parallel FIFO interface. It is a single chip USB to parallel FIFO bidirectional data interface solution, with a unique USB USB FTDIChip-IDTM feature, synchronous and asynchronous bit bang interface options and is USB 2.0 Full Speed compatible.
FT2232D – Dual USB UART/FIFO IC
The FT2232D is an updated version of FTDI's 3rd generation USB UART / FIFO IC family. This device features two Multi-Purpose UART / FIFO controllers which can be configured individually in several different modes. As well as a UART interface, FIFO interface and Bit-Bang IO modes of the 2nd generation FT232BM and FT245BM devices, the FT2232D offers a variety of additional new modes of operation, including a Multi-Protocal Synchronous Serial Engine (MPSSE) interface which is designed specifically for synchronous serial protocols such as JTAG, I2C, and SPI bus.
FT232H – Single Channel Hi-Speed USB to UART/FIFO Interface IC
The FT232H, with the ability to be placed in various serial & parallel I/O configurations, including a proprietary dynamic bi-directional data bus. As well as supporting asynchronous serial (UART) interfacing, the FT232H also supports interface to many synchronous IOs such as SPI, I2C, JTAG, and FPGA programming interfaces, via its inbuilt Multi-Protocol Synchronous Serial Engine (MPSSE), which is capable of communication speeds of up to 30Mbits/s. In addition, MPSSE can be utilised by design engineers to implement their own synchronous serial bus protocols.
Incorporated as an interface option into the FT232H, is the new FT1248 bus - a proprietary, synchronous, half-duplex serial/parallel interface capable of communicating with external logic at data rates of up to 30Mbytes/s. The unusual feature of the FT1248 bus is its ability to trade off bandwidth against the number of physical data lines (one, two, four or eight) available to connect the FT232H to external logic, thus providing optimum flexibility to the system designer.
FT2232H –Dual High Speed USB to Multipurpose UART/FIFO IC
The FT2232H is FTDI's 5th generation of USB devices. The FT2232H is a dual channel USB 2.0 High Speed (480Mb/s) to UART/FIFO IC. It has the capability of being configured in a variety of industry standard serial or parallel interface.
FT4232H –Quad High Speed USB to Multipurpose UART/FIFO IC
The FT4232H is FTDI's 5th generation of USB devices. The FTR232H is a quad channel USB 2.0 High Speed (480Mb/s) to UART/MPSSE ICs. The device features 4 interfaces. Two of these have an option to independently configure an MPSSE engine. This allows the FT4232H to operate as two UART/Big-Bang ports plus two MPSSE engines used to emulate JTAG, SPI, I2c, Bit-bang or other synchronous serial modes.
VNC1L
VNC1L is a single chip embedded USB host controller IC device. The entire USB protocol is handled on the chip. The device supports two independent USB 2.0 Low-speed/Full-speed USB host ports with integrated pull-update and pull-down resistors.
VNC2 – Second generation device
VNC2 expands on the abilities of the VNC1L devices with more memory and a faster processor. It also has a debug port and is supported with a suite of software development tools available to customers to create own firmware.
FTDI – USB Device Interface Controller
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Device | VNC1L | VNC2 | FT232H | FT2232H | FT4232H | FT2232D | FT232R | FT245R |
Description | USB 2.0 Host / Device Controller | Programmable USB 2.0 Host / Device Controller | High-Speed USB 2.0 Device to Single UART/FIFO IC | Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Device to Dual UART/FIFO IC | Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Device to Quad UART IC | USB 2.0 Device to Dual UART / FIFO IC |
USB 2.0 Device to UART IC | USB 2.0 Device to FIFO IC |
USB Speed | Full / Low Speed | Full / Low Speed | High / Full Speed | High / Full Speed | High / Full Speed | Full Speed | Full Speed | Full Speed |
USB Transfer Types | Bulk / Interrupt | Bulk / Interrupt / Isochronous | Bulk | Bulk | Bulk | Bulk | Bulk | Bulk |
No. USB Ports | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
No External Channel | Flexible | Flexible | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Supported External Interface | ASYNC FIFO, UART, SPI Slave GPIO | ASYNC FIFO, SYNC FIFO, UART, 2x SPI Slave, 1x SPI Master, GPIO, PWM, Debug port | UART, ASYNC FIFO, SYNC FIFO, MPSSE, SPI/I2C/JTAG, Fast serial, GPIO, FT1248 |
UART, ASYNC FIFO, 2x MPSSE, Fast serial, 8051 MCU emulation, 16 GPIOs |
UART, 2x MPSSE Controllers, 32 GPIOs |
UART, ASYNC FIFO, MPSSE, Fast serial, 8051 MCU emulation, 8 GPIOs | UART with 4 GPIOs | ASYNC FIFO |
Core | 8 bit Harvard MCU Core |
16-bit Harvard MCU core |
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Internal Memory | 4KB RAM 64KB Flash |
16KB RAM 256KB Flash |
1KB RX/TX Buffer per channel |
4KB RX/TX Buffer per channel |
2KB RX/TX buffer per channel |
38Byte – RX 128Byte 0 TX per channel |
256Byte – RX 128Byte – TX |
256Byte – RX 128Byte – TX |
Port Speed | Up to 1Mbaud | Up to 6Mbaud | Up to 40MByte/s (FIFO) Up to 12MByte/s (UART) |
Up to 40MByte/s (FIFO) Up to 12MByte/s (UART) |
Up to 12Mbaud | Up to 3Mbaud | Up to 3Mbaud | Up to 3Mbaud |
Configuration Data Storage | Internal Flash | Internal Flash | External EEPROM | External EEPROM | External EEPROM | External EEPROM | External EEPROM | External EEPROM |
Clocking | 12MHz crystal | 12MHz crystal | 12MHz crystal | 12MHz crystal | 12MHz crystal d | 6MHz crystal | Internal | Internal |
Operating Temperature | -40℃ to +85℃ | -40℃ to +85℃ | -40℃ to +85℃ | -40℃ to +85℃ | -40℃ to +85℃ | -40℃ to +85℃ | -40℃ to +85℃ | -40℃ to +85℃ |
Core Power Supply | +3.3V | +1.8V | +1.8V | +3.3V | +3.3V | +5V | +4.0V to +5.25V | +4.0V to +5.25V |
I/O Power Supply | +3.3V | +3.3V | +3.3V | +3.3V | +3.3V | +3.0V to +5V | +1.8V to 5.0V | +1.8V to 5.0V |
Package | 48-pin LQFP | 32/48/64-pin LQFP 32/48/64-pin QFN |
48-pin LQFP 48-pin QFN |
64-pin LQFP 64-pin QFN |
64-pin LQFP 64-pin QFN |
48-pin LQFP | 32-pin QFN 28-pin SSOP |
32-pin LQFP 28-pin SSOP |
FTDI Development Modules based on FTDI's Vinculum ICs
Vinculum-II Development Modules | |
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Part Number | Description |
V2DIP1-32 | VNC2 Module with single USB connector,VNC2-32L chip |
V2DIP1-48 | VNC2 Module with single USB connector,VNC2-48L chip |
V2DIP1-64 | VNC2 Module with single USB connector,VNC2-64L chip |
V2DIP2-32 | VNC2 Module with two USB connectors,VNC2-32L chip |
V2DIP2-48 | VNC2 Module with two USB connectors,VNC2-48L chip |
V2DIP2-64 | VNC2 Module with two USB connectors,VNC2-64L chip |
VNC2 DEBUG MODULE | Vinculum-II Debug/Programmer Module |
VINCO-MB1A | Vinco Vinculum-II Development Platform |
VINCO-SHLD-1A | Prototyping shield PCB for VINCO-MB1A |
V2-EVAL | Complete VNC2 Evaluation & Development Kit |
Vinculum-I Development Modules | |
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Part Number | Description |
VDIP1 | VNC1L Module with single Type A USB connector |
VDIP2 | VNC1L Module with two Type A connectors |
VDRIVE2 | VNC1L Flash Drive Module |
VMUSIC2 | VNC1L Audio Player Module |
VF2F2 | Disk to Disk Copier |
V-EVAL | Complete VNC1L evaluation & development kit |
VPROG-1 | Kit for programming VNC1L/VNC2-48L device and VDIP modules |
USB Converter Modules base on FTDI FT-Series ICs
USB Converter modules based on FTDI Hi-Speed ICs (480Mbit/s) | |
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Part Number | Description |
UM232H | Single Channel USB 2.0 Hi-Speed Module |
FT2232H-MINI-MODULE | Dual Channel USB 2.0 Hi-Speed Module |
FT4232H-MINI-MODULE | Quad Channel USB 2.0 Hi-Speed Module |
FT-MOD-4232HUB | USB Hi-Speed FT4232H Serial/Hub Module |
MORPH-IC-II | USB 2.0 base FPGA Development Platform |
USB Converter Modules based on FTDI Hi-Speed ICs (12Mbit/s) | |
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Part Number | Description |
UM232R | FT232R USB to UART DIP Module |
UM245R | FT245R USB to FIFO DIP Module |
MM232R | FT232R USB to UART Minature Module |
UB232R | USB Mini-B to UART Module |
FTDI USB-KEY | USB Security Access Dongle |
Instant USB Application Modules | |
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Part Number | Description |
DB9-USB-X | Instant USB to RS232 DB9 retrofit adapter module |
USB-COMXXX-PLUS1 | Single port. USB to RS232/RS422/RS485 module-defined by XXX |
USB-COMXXX-PLUS2 | 2 port. USB to RS232/RS422/RS485 module-defined by XXX |
USB-COMXXX-PLUS4 | 4 port. USB to RS232/RS422/RS485 module-defined by XXX |
EVAL-232R | USB to RS232 module |
USB Converter Cables with integrated FTDI FT-Series ICs
USB to Legacy RS232 Converter Cables | ||
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Description | Part Number | Notes |
Premium USB to Legacy RS232 Converter Cable | US232R-10 | Cable Length:10cm |
US232R-100 | Cable Length:1m | |
US232R-500 | Cable Length:5m | |
USB-Serial Converter | UT232R-200 | Cable Length:2m |
UT232R-500 | Cable Length:5m | |
Economy USB-Serial Converter | UC232R-10 | Cable Length:10m,Plastic Closure |
UC232R-10-NE | Cable Length:10m,No Plastic Closure |
USB to Legacy RS232 Converter Cables | |||
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Description | Part Number | Power Output Pin | Notes |
RS232 Converter Cable | USB-RS232-WE-1800-BT_0.0 | 0V | Cable Length:1.8m |
USB-RS232-WE-1800-BT_3.3 | 3V3 | Cable Length:1.8m | |
USB-RS232-WE-1800-BT_5.0 | 5V | Cable Length:5m | |
USB-RS232-WE-1800-BT_0.0 | 0V | Cable Length:5m | |
USB-RS232-WE-1800-BT_3.3 | 3V3 | Cable Length:5m | |
USB-RS232-WE-1800-BT_5.0 | 5V | Cable Length:5m | |
RS422 Converter Cable | USB-RS422-WE-1800-BT_0.0 | 0V | Cable Length:1.8m |
USB-RS422-WE-5000-BT_0.0 | 0V | Cable Length:5m | |
RS485 Converter Cable | USB-RS485-WE-1800-BT_0.0 | 0V | Cable Length:1.8m |
USB-RS485-WE-5000-BT_0.0 | 0V | Cable Length:5m |
USB TTL Serial Cables | |||
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Description | Part Number | Power Output Pin | Notes |
Type A USB to wire end TTL Serial | TTL-232RG-VREG1V8-WE | 1.8V@100mA | Cable Length:1.8m |
TTL-232RG-VREG3V3-WE | 3.3V@250mA | Cable Length:1.8m | |
TTL-232RG-VSW3V3-WE | 3.3V@50mA | Cable Length:1.8m | |
TTL-232RG-VSW5V-WE | 5V@450mA | Cable Length:1.8m | |
TTL-232RG-VIP-WE | 1.8V to 5.25V | Cable Length:1.8m | |
TTL-232RG-3V3-WE | 5V@75mA | Cable Length:1.8m | |
TTL-232RG-5V-WE | 5V@75mA | Cable Length:1.8m | |
Type A USB to SIP Connector | TTL-232RG-5V | 5V@75mA | Cable Length:1.8m |
TTL-232RG-3V3 | 5V@75mA | Cable Length:1.8m | |
TTL-232RG-3V3-2MM | 5V@75mA | Cable Length:1.8m | |
Type A USB to 3.5mm Audio Jack | TTL-232RG-5V-AJ | - | Cable Length:1.8m |
TTL-232RG-3V3-WE | - | Cable Length:1.8m |
USB to USB Cables | |||
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Description | Part Number | Power Output Pin | Notes |
USB Null Modem Cable | USB NMC-2.5m | - | Cable Length:2.5m |