FTDI UM232H

The UM232H is a USB-to-serial/FIFO development module in the FTDI product range which utilizes the FT232H USB Hi-Speed (480Mb/s) single-port bridge chip to handle the USB signaling and protocols. The UM232H is ideal for development purposes to quickly prove functionality of adding USB to a target design. The UM232H is a module designed to plug into a standard 0.6" wide 28 pin DIP socket. The USB connection to a host system is via a mini-B USB connector. All components used, including the FT232H, are Pb-free (RoHS compliant). The FT232H is a single channel USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (480Mb/s) to Serial/FIFO IC. It can be configured in a variety of serial or parallel interfaces, such as UART, FIFO or FTDI’s MPSSE mode which can configure either of the following interfaces: JTAG, SPI and I²C. For MPSSE mode, there is also 14 bit-banging lines available along with the four interface lines. In addition to these, the FT232H supports a CPU-Style FIFO mode and a fast serial interface mode. It also introduces a half-duplex FT1248 interface that provides a flexible data communication and high performance interface between the FT232H device and external logic.

• Based on the Single chip USB Hi-Speed FT232H device
• USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (480Mbits/Second) and Full Speed (12Mbits/Second) compatible
• Entire USB protocol handled on the chip – No USB-specific firmware programming required
• Small USB Type B connector common on many commercial devices
• USB bus or self-powered options
• Asynchronous UART transfer data rate up to 12Mbaud
• UART interface support for 7 or 8 data bits, 1 or 2 stop bits and odd / even / mark / space / no parity
• Fully assisted hardware or X-On / X-Off software handshaking
• Auto-transmit buffer control for RS485 applications
• Supports a half-duplex FT1248 interface with a bi-directional data bus (1, 2, 4 or 8 bits wide)
• Synchronous Serial (MPSSE) data rates of up to 30Mbps on JTAG, SPI and I²C
• Support for USB suspend and resume
• UHCI / OHCI / EHCI host controller compatible
• FTDI’s royalty-free VCP and D2XX drivers eliminate the requirement for USB driver development in most cases
• 1kByte receive and transmit buffers for high data throughput
• Transmit and receive LED drive signals
• Adjustable receive buffer timeout
• Synchronous and asynchronous bit bang mode interface options with RD# and WR# strobes
• Integrated 3.3V level converter for USB I/O
• USB bulk transfer mode
• +2.97V to +5.25V Single Supply Operation
• Low operating and USB suspend current
• Low USB bandwidth consumption
• -40°C to +85°C operating temperature range
• Reduce development time

• 232H module is used for prototyping and evaluation in an application using the FT232H
• Rapid USB integration into existing and new electronic systems
• USB to multi-port JTAG, SPI and I²C interfaces
• USB to FT1248 interfaces
• USB to RS232 / RS422 / RS485 Converters
• USB Instrumentation
• USB Industrial Control
• USB Electronic Point Of Sale Control
• 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 MP3 Player Interface USB FLASH Card Reader / Writers
• Set Top Box PC - USB interface
• USB Digital Camera Interface
• USB Hardware Modems
• USB Wireless Modems
• USB Bar Code Readers
• USB Software / Hardware Encryption Dongles
• USB Medical applications