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Code Examples
An enhanced VB6 example based on original code
from Christian Vogt of Itec-technology is available on the
Visual Basic Code Examples.
This code now includes support for programming the FT2232C EEPROM.
Please install the latest D2XX drivers from our
Drivers Page before running this code.
New
Utilities
A test application for FT2232C based RS232/RS485/RS422 designs has been posted on our
utilities page.
D2XX Code Examples
The source code for the above test
application has been made available on our
C++ Builder Examples page. A
similar project has been made available for FT232/FT245 based designs.
QNX Drivers
Drivers for QNX have been
added to our list of
3rd party drivers. Our thanks to Gleb Glazirin for
developing these.
Mac
OS X VCP Drivers for FT2232C
A beta VCP driver is now available for the
FT2232C on request from
FTDI
Support.
AT-Bus
Project Using FT2232C
A new project demonstrating how to use the MPSSE function of the FT2232C to interface to an AT-Bus has been added
to the Projects Page.
The project includes documentation, schematics and application software
source code written in Delphi.
D2XX Code Examples
LabVIEW examples are now
available from the
Code Examples page of the website.
These are compatible with LabVIEW 7.0 and later.
D2XX Python Interface
A Python interface
module to allow use of D2XX drivers is now available from
Embedded CL. Please visit
http://armoid.com/pyusb/ for more
details.
D2XX Only Drivers for
FT2232C
D2XX only
drivers for the FT2232C are now available from our
FT2232C Drivers page.
New
Evaluation Kits
Several new evaluation modules have been
added to the
Evaluation
Kits Page. The
Morph-IC FPGA development kit,
SoftBaugh
FT232U169 and FT245U169 Virtual COM Port Laboratory evaluation kits
(using TI MSP430F169 flash processors),
Parallax USB - serial adaptor and new modules from
DLP Design are
only some of the new additions.
FT2232C
Article
Nuts and Volts (USA) has published an article
called "Multi-Protocol USB: An All-Serial Data Acquisition System - No
Microcontroller Required!" by Don Powrie. In the article Don describes
how to use the FT2232C device MPSSE interface to form
an all-serial data acquisition system. To read the article on-line,
click
here.
New
Resources
New additions to the
Resources Page
include the publications
L'USB Pour Tous by Vincent Le Mieux (in French) and PC Interfacing
with USB by Peter Bates, part of the popular PC Hardware series from
Babani
Publishing. Engineers wishing to use the FT2232C to provide a USB -
JTAG interface who want to learn more about JTAG should check out the
JTAG Educator on the TI website for additional reference material
and examples.
WHQL Certified Windows VCP Drivers
New Windows
WHQL certified VCP Drivers for FT232BM, FT245BM, FT8U232AM and FT8U245AM
devices have been posted on the
drivers page on October 3rd 2004. New Windows Drivers for the FT2232C have also
been posted on our
FT2232C Drivers page.
D2XX
Drivers for Linux
Our popular D2XX drivers have now been
ported to Linux. These are suitable for our FT232BM, FT245BM,
FT8U232AM, FT8U245AM and FT2232C
devices. Please see our
Drivers Page
for details.
JTAG Project Using FT2232C
A new projects demonstrating how to use the MPSSE function of the FT2232C to interface to JTAG bus has been
published on our Projects Page. The project includes documentation, schematics and
application software source code written in Delphi.
Windows CE Drivers
Windows CE driver development has now been taken in-house and Beta
drivers are now available. If you are interested in Windows CE drivers
for our devices, please register your interest by sending an e-mail to
our
support team quoting the target processor model,
the target operating system and if it is VCP or D2XX
drivers that are required.
SPI and I2C Projects Using FT2232C
Two new projects demonstrating how to use
the MPSSE function of the FT2232C to interface to SPI Bus and I2C bus
respectively have been published on our
Projects Page. These
projects include documentation, schematics and application software
source code written in Delphi.
E-Mail Address Changes
In order to help combat the
huge quantity of spam e-mail and virus attempts being received by our
sales and support departments, we are changing the e-mail address's for
these. Please see our
support page and our
sales network page for the new details.
Please update your address book as we plan to discontinue the old e-mail
addresses in the near future. Our apologies for any inconvenience
caused.
FT232BM Article
Elektor magazine recently ran
an article on the design of a Climate Logger based on a Dallas DS1616
sensor. A USB version of this is also available, based on FTDI's
FT232BM USB UART device. The author, Thomas Poms has made the
article available for those who would like to read it. To read the
original article, click
here.
Unusual FT245BM
Application
Our devices are frequently
used in unusual application areas. For a look at the FT245BM used
in a CCD Astroimaging project, click
here and follow the link to the
QuickAudine USB Interface. Our thanks to Landrum Haddix.
New Contact Details
On 24th February 2004, FTDI
relocated to larger premises in order to accommodate increased personnel
and improved lab/development facilities. Our contact details are
now:
Future Technology Devices International Ltd.
373 Scotland Street,
Glasgow,
G5 8QB
Tel: +44 (0) 141 429 2777
Fax: +44(0) 141 429 2758
E-Mail addresses and website details remain the same.
New Product Introduction
FTDI are pleased to announce
the release of the FT2232C - a 3rd generation dual-channel USB
UART/FIFO IC which as well as offering two channels has several new
features and enhancements. For detailed information on the new device
and supporting evaluation kits please visit our new
FT2232C page.
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