What is FTDI USB

Hello friends welcome to the new tutorial. Here we will learn FTDI USB. It is a semiconductor module that is a Scottish company product that has a specialty in USB devices. The full form of FDTI is future technology devices international. THat Scottish company design makes and supports components that are used to the conversion of TTL signals to USB-supported signals.

This company also supports the ASIC design features and helps customers to design-based products. In this post we will discuss FTDI USB features work and some other parameters. So let’s get started.

What is FTDI USB

• This module is used for STTL conversion which permits the easiest way to link TTLsupported modules to USB.
• Its pinouts of inputs and outputs are designed to operate on five-volts

• This module is assembled over the FT232RQ that is positioned in the USB connector points
• Its main pinout that performs different functions are RTS, RX, TX, 5V, CTS, GND
• It is supported to different Arduino boards such as Pro, Pro Mini, and Lilypad
• As a comparison to the FDTI cable there is LED exists on the FDTI board and needs a mini B wire
• Due to its large size, FDTI can not be easily used in the projects
• In the FDTI basic there is the use of DTR for resetting the hardware and FTDI cable uses an RTS signal for that purpose

FDTI USB Features

• The main features of this module are described here

• It consists of the clock so no need of an exterior crystal
• It comes with the TX-led signals
• It also has one twenty-eight-byte receiver buffer and two fifty-six-byte transmitter buffer
• Its data transmission rate is three hundred baud to three mega baud
• It is a mini USB connector
• It works on the volts value of five volts

FDTI USB Pinouts

• It comes with six pinouts their functions are listed here
• GND: It is used to link to ground
• CTS it is clear to send pinout
• VCC: Input is linked here
• TX: serial data transmission through this pinout
• RX: Serial data receiving done through this pin
• DTR: Output gets through this pinout

Applications of FDTI USB

• Its main applications are listed here
• It used for serial communication with the Raspberry pi
• GPS configured used this module for serial communication
• Smart card reader used it
• Different types of microcontrollers used this such as AVR.

FDTI Types

There are two main types of this serial converter one type is a converter module and there is a USB cable connected to it. If we are using this module there is need to connect an external USB cable with this module for connection with the computer.

The second type of FDTI comes with a USB to serial converter circuit in connections.

Both type uses the same FT232R chp. Driver installation and working process is same of them. So we can use anyone

That is all about the FDTI USB. If you have any other query ask in the comments. Thanks for reading have a good day see you in next post.