EVAL232R FT232RL USB to RS232 Evaluation Module Datasheet Version 0.90

© Future Technology Devices International Ltd. 2005

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FT232RL provides single chip USB to

asynchronous serial data transfer interface.

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Module provides USB to RS232 interface, with

additional I/O pinout.

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Entire USB protocol handled on the FT232RL chip

- No USB-specific firmware programming required.

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UART interface support for 7 or 8 data bits, 1 or 2

stop bits and odd / even / mark / space / no parity.

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Fully assisted hardware or X-On / X-Off software

handshaking.

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Data transfer rates from 300 baud to 1 Megabaud

at RS232 levels.

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FTDI’s royalty-free VCP and D2XX drivers

eliminate the requirement for USB driver

development in most cases.

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In-built support for event characters and line break

condition.

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New USB FTDIChip-ID™ feature.

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New configurable CBUS I/O pins.

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Transmit and receive LED’s to indicate serial data

transfer.

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New 48MHz, 24MHz,12MHz, and 6MHz clock

output signal Options.

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FIFO receive and transmit buffers for high data

throughput.

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Adjustable receive buffer timeout.

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Synchronous and asynchronous bit bang mode

interface options with RD# and WR# strobes.

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New CBUS bit bang mode option.

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Integrated 1024 bit internal EEPROM for storing

USB VID, PID, serial number and product

description strings, and CBUS I/O configuration.

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Device supplied preprogrammed with unique USB

serial number.

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Support for USB suspend and resume.

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Module supply voltage comes from VCC - no

external supply required.

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5V USB power available to supply external

devices.

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Integrated 3.3V level converter for USB I/O .

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Integrated level converter on UART and CBUS for

interfacing to 5V - 1.8V Logic.

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On board jumper allows for selection of UART and

CBUS interface IO voltage.

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True 5V / 3.3V / 2.8V / 1.8V CMOS drive output

and TTL input.

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High I/O pin output drive option.

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Integrated USB resistors.

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Integrated power-on-reset circuit.

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Fully integrated clock - no external crystal,

oscillator, or resonator required.

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Fully integrated AVCC supply filtering - No separate

AVCC pin and no external R-C filter required.

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USB bulk transfer mode.

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Low operating and USB suspend current.

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Low USB bandwidth consumption.

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UHCI / OHCI / EHCI host controller compatible

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USB 2.0 Full Speed compatible.

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-40°C to 85°C extended operating temperature

range.

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Supplied on minature 61.0mm x 32.0mm (2.40” x

1.26”) PCB with 15 board header pins.

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Connect to a PC via a standard USB A to B USB

cable.

1. Features

1.1 Hardware Features

Royalty-Free VIRTUAL COM PORT

(VCP) DRIVERS for...

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Windows 98, 98SE, ME, 2000, Server 2003, XP.

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Windows Vista / Longhorn*

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Windows XP 64-bit.*

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Windows XP Embedded.

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Windows CE.NET 4.2 & 5.0

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MAC OS 8 / 9, OS-X

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Linux 2.4 and greater

Royalty-Free D2XX Direct Drivers

(USB Drivers + DLL S/W Interface)

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Windows 98, 98SE, ME, 2000, Server 2003, XP.

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Windows Vista / Longhorn*

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Windows XP 64-bit.*

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Windows XP Embedded.

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Windows CE.NET 4.2 & 5.0

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Linux 2.4 and greater

1.2 Driver Support

The drivers listed above are all available to download for free from the FTDI website. Various 3rd Party Drivers are

also available for various other operating systems - see the FTDI website for details.

* Currently Under Development. Contact FTDI for availability.

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USB to RS232 Converter

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Upgrading Legacy Peripherals to USB

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USB Audio and Low Bandwidth Video data transfer

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PDA to USB data transfer

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USB Smart Card Readers

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USB Instrumentation

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USB Industrial Control

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USB MP3 Player Interface

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USB FLASH Card Reader / Writers

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Set Top Box PC - USB interface

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USB Digital Camera Interface

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USB Hardware Modems

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USB Wireless Modems

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USB Bar Code Readers

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USB Software / Hardware Encryption Dongles

1.3 Typical Applications