About FT231X

    Single chip USB to asynchronous serial data transfer interface.
    Entire USB protocol handled on the chip. No USB specific firmware programming required.
    Fully integrated 2048 byte EEPROM for storing device descriptors and CBUS I/O configuration.
    Fully integrated clock generation with no external crystal required plus optional clock output selection enabling a glue-less interface to external MCU or FPGA.
    Data transfer rates from 300 baud to 3 Mbaud.
    512 byte receive buffer and 512 byte transmit buffer utilising buffer smoothing technology to allow for high data throughput.
    FTDI’s royalty-free Virtual Com Port (VCP) and Direct (D2XX) drivers eliminate the requirement for USB driver development in most cases.
    Configurable CBUS I/O pins.
    Transmit and receive LED drive signals.
    UART interface support for 7 or 8 data bits, 1 or 2 stop bits and odd / even / mark / space / no parity
    Synchronous and asynchronous bit bang interface options with RD# and WR# strobes.
    Battery Charger Detection. May be used by mobile devices to detect the presence of a charger on the USB port to enable higher current / faster charging of batteries.
    Device supplied pre-programmed with unique USB serial number.
    Supports bus powered, self powered and high-power bus powered USB configurations.
    Integrated +3.3V level converter for USB I/O.
    True 3.3V CMOS drive output and TTL input.
        (operates down to 1V8 with external pull ups and is also 5V tolerant)
    Configurable I/O pin output drive strength.
    Integrated power-on-reset circuit.
    UART signal inversion option.
    Internal 3.3V/1.8V LDO regulators
    Low operating current of 8mA (typical) and USB suspend current of 125uA (typical) current.
    Low USB bandwidth consumption.
    UHCI/OHCI/EHCI host controller compatible.
    USB 2.0 Full Speed compatible.
    Extended operating temperature range: -40°C to 85°C
    Available in compact Pb-free 20 Pin SSOP and QFN packages (both RoHS compliant).

Typical application

    USB to RS232/RS422/RS485 Converters
    Upgrading Legacy Peripherals to USB
    Cellular and Cordless Phone USB data transfer cables and interfaces
    Interfacing MCU/PLD/FPGA based designs to USB
    USB Audio and Low Bandwidth Video data transfer
    PDA to USB data transfer
    USB Smart Card Readers
    USB Instrumentation
    USB Industrial Control
    USB MP3 Player Interface
    USB FLASH Card Reader and Writers
    Set Top Box PC - USB interface
    USB Digital Camera Interface
    USB Hardware Modems
    USB Wireless Modems
    USB Bar Code Readers
    Dedicated Charger Port (DCP) detection enabling battery charging at higher current for faster charge times.  

Drivers are available which allow FTDI devices to work with the following operating systems:

• Windows 8.1

• Windows 8.1 x64

• Windows 8

• Windows 8 x64

• Windows Server2012

• Windows Server 2008 R2

• Windows 7

• Windows 7 x64

• Windows Server 2008

• Windows Server 2008 x64

• Windows Vista

• Windows Vista x64

• Windows Server 2003

• Windows Server 2003 x64

• Windows XP

• Windows XP x64

• Windows ME

• Windows 98

• Linux

• Mac OS X

• Mac OS 9

• Mac OS 8

• Windows CE.NET (Version 4.2 and greater)

• Android

• Windows RT

Support for WinCE7.0
Initial functional testing conducted by FTDI has shown that the FTDI drivers function as expected on Windows CE 7.0

Support for older versions of Windows Desktop

NOTE: Microsoft have ended support for certifying XP and VISTA through their WHCK test program. As such current builds will still work on XP and VISTA but are not Microsoft certified.

Differences in Driver API

For most of these operating systems two types of driver are available: Virtual COM Port (VCP) drivers and direct (D2XX) drivers. The VCP driver emulates a standard PC serial port such that the USB device may be communicated with as a standard RS232 device. The D2XX driver allows direct access to a USB device via a DLL interface.

To locate the drivers you want to install for a device, select which of the driver types you wish to use (VCPorD2XX) and then locate the appropriate operating systems.  With the exception of Windows 98 and Windows ME, all devices are supported in each driver package.

If a VCP driver is required for Android please refer to the following application note: TN 132 Adding FTDI Devices VCP Driver Support to Android

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