Future Technology Devices International, Ltd. - FTDI Chip specializes in the design and supply of silicon and software solutions. Our focus is on providing easy to use, robust products that enable fast time to market while offering differentiated solutions through unique features that bring value to customers’ end equipment designs.
The company is widely recognized for its industry-leading USB products, offering a simple route to US migration (USB Made Easy) by combining easy-to-implement IC devices with proven, ready to use, royalty-free USB firmware and driver software. More...
FTDI Chip has now expanded its “made easy” philosophy with the addition of easy to use display controllers offering display, audio, and touch functionality in a simple compact package with simple to use development software for creating graphical interfaces for a variety of low powered microcontrollers.
FTDI Chip is a global fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Glasgow, UK with Research and Development facilities located in Glasgow, UK and Singapore. The company has regional sales and technical support in Glasgow, UK; Portland, Oregon, USA; Shanghai, China; and Taipei, Taiwan. Less...
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 | | UMFT234XD Modules - FTDI’s UMFT234XD breakout module utilizes FTDI’s FT234XD IC to convert USB to UART. These modules do not have a USB connector. Instead, the modules plug directly into the USB host connector, and the pads of the PCB make electrical contact with the electrical contacts of the USB connector.
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 | | X-Chip - FTDI's X-Chip Series of Full Speed USB device bridges offer more interface options with lower power, lower pin count, and higher levels of integration. The devices all include an internal MTP memory for configuring and storing the device descriptors and an internal clock source.
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 | | Vinco Touch-Key Shield - The Vinco Touch-Key is a shield that mates with the FTDI Vinco development module to allow touch pad operation. The shield includes an STMPE821 device, which is an 8-channel GPIO capacitive touch-key sensor. The sensor communicates to the Vinculum-II (VNC2) (on the Vinco module) via I2C protocol.
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FT Series ICs
FTDI’s popular USB to serial converter ICs provide USB connectivity to legacy interfaces such as RS232 / RS422 / RS485. FTDI ICs offer support for a range of industry standard interfaces such as UART, FIFO, I2C and JTAG to quickly interface USB to an embedded MCU, PLD or FPGA. All devices are supplied with FTDI’s royalty-free USB drivers for Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows CE, Apple MAC OSX, Linux and Android operating systems, offering a complete, ready-to-use USB solution which minimizes time to market and development costs. |
Vinculum
The Vinculum family of USB Host / Device Controller ICs provide an easy implementation of USB host controller functionality within products, and utilizes FTDI’s IDE to develop the firmware. All devices are supplied with FTDI’s royalty-free USB drivers for Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows CE, Apple MAC OSX, Linux and Android operating systems, offering a complete, ready-to-use USB solution which minimizes time to market and development costs. |
Modules
Range of PCB boards and sub-assemblies based around FTDI ICs. The modules are available in a range of formats to support various applications. The range consists of modules to carry out basic prototyping of USB based designs to modules which can be integrated to provide USB connectivity within finished product designs. |
Cables
FTDI offer a wide range of USB based converter cables offering a variety of connectivity options. Connectivity options include conversion from USB to RS232, RS422, or RS485 interfaces, and TTL based signaling interfaces. Many of the cables feature integrated electronics assemblies featuring FTDI ICs providing simple easy-to-use connectivity for many USB conversion applications. |
Utilities
FTDI offers a wide range of software programs that are intended for use with the FTDI products. The various software programs provide a wide range of functionality such as programming and managing EEPROM contents, assigning COM Port numbers of FTDI devices, FTDI driver enhancements and much more. |
Tools and Software
FTDI’s Royalty-Free Drivers
Find links to download FTDI’s royalty-free drivers.
Software Examples
FTDI provides example applications and code to assist engineers in the development process.
Knowledgebase
Find information on FTDI’s devices and drivers including links to relevant pages of the website and troubleshooting information. |
Additional Links
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Document Library
Here you will find data sheets, application notes, installation guides, technical notes, technical publications, schematics, PCB data, solder profiles, quality documents, materials content, programming guides and PCNs.
Links
Here you will find a list of links to 3rd party technical resources on USB, RS232 and hardware/software related matters which may be of interest to the FTDI community. |
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More About Future Technology Devices International, Ltd.
FTDI Chip specializes in the design and supply of silicon and software solutions. Our focus is on providing easy to use, robust products that enable fast time to market while offering differentiated solutions through unique features that bring value to customers’ end equipment designs.
The company is widely recognized for its industry-leading USB products, offering a simple route to US migration (USB Made Easy) by combining easy-to-implement IC devices with proven, ready to use, royalty-free USB firmware and driver software.
FTDI Chip has now expanded its “made easy” philosophy with the addition of easy to use display controllers offering display, audio, and touch functionality in a simple compact package with simple to use development software for creating graphical interfaces for a variety of low powered microcontrollers.
FTDI Chip is a global fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Glasgow, UK with Research and Development facilities located in Glasgow, UK and Singapore. The company has regional sales and technical support in Glasgow, UK; Portland, Oregon, USA; Shanghai, China; and Taipei, Taiwan.
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