FTDI USB Hi-Speed Serial/Hub Module

The FTDI USB Hi-Speed Serial/Hub Module is a USB interface expansion module which has a USB 2.0 Hi-Speed hub chip that supports up to three external downstream USB ports--2 by a dual USB connector and 1 by the DIL connector pins. The FTDI USB Hi-Speed Serial/Hub Module is designed for connecting FTDI V2DIPx modules to expand the number of interfaces, and can also be used as a hub device or an FT4232H evaluation module. By using the FT4232H USB Hi-Speed four-port bridge chip which handles all the USB signaling and protocols, the module can easily support up to 4 flexible interfacing ports. It is ideal for quickly proving the functionality of adding USB to a target design.

Features

USB 2.0 Hi-Speed compatible
One standard Type A USB header to connect to the host
USB Hi-Speed FT4232H device for USB-Serial/Bitbang communications; entire USB protocol handled by USB module
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed hub controller integrated to support up to 3 downstream USB ports
USB hub controller and FT4232H are USB bus powered – no external power supply needed
External power input pin available to supply external downstream USB ports
Support for USB suspend and resume
4 Asynchronous serial interfaces available which include 2 independent MPSSE engines
Defaults to 4 RS232 interfaces
One dual-port USB A socket and 0.1” pitch header to support up to 3 downstream USB ports
Green/Amber status LED for downstream USB port 2&3
LED indicating power supply to external downstream USB ports
Onboard EEPROM 93LC56 for FT4232H configuration
UHCI / OHCI / EHCI host controller compatible

Specifications

Asynchronous Serial data transfer rates from 300 baud to 12 Mbaud at TTL levels
Synchronous Serial (MPSSE) data rates of up to 30Mbps on JTAG, SPI, and I2C

Applications

Expansion module for the FTDI V2DIPx modules to expand USB ports and interfaces
Rapid USB integration into existing electronic systems
Prototyping platform for USB interface on new systems