Product Summary

The FT232RL is a USB to serial UART interface with optional clock generator output. It is widely used in upgrading legacy peripherals to USB, USB instrumentation, USB bar code readers, etc.

Parametrics

Absolute maximum ratings: (1)Storage Temperature: -65℃ to 150℃; (2)Ambient Temperature (Power Applied): -40℃ to 85℃; (3)Vcc Supply Voltage: -0.5 to +6.00V; (4)D.C. Input Voltage - USBDP and USBDM: -0.5 to +3.8V; (5)D.C. Input Voltage - High Impedance Bidirectionals: -0.5 to +(Vcc +0.5)V; (6)D.C. Input Voltage - All other Inputs: -0.5 to +(Vcc +0.5)V; (7)D.C. Output Current - Outputs: 24mA; (8)DC Output Current - Low Impedance Bidirectionals: 24mA; (9)Power Dissipation (Vcc = 5.25V): 500mW.

Features

Features: (1)Single chip USB to asynchronous serial data transfer interface; (2)Entire USB protocol handled on the chip - No USB-specific firmware programming required; (3)UART interface support for 7 or 8 data bits, 1 or 2 stop bits and odd / even / mark / space / no parity; (4)Fully assisted hardware or X-On / X-Off software handshaking; (5)Data transfer rates from 300 baud to 3 Megabaud (RS422 / RS485 and at TTL levels) and 300 baud to 1 Megabaud (RS232); (6)256 byte receive buffer and 128 byte transmit buffer utilising buffer smoothing technology to allow for high data throughput; (7)In-built support for event characters and line break condition; (8)New USB FTDIChip-ID?feature; (9)New configurable CBUS I/O pins; (10)Auto transmit buffer control for RS485 applications; (11)Transmit and receive LED drive signals; (12)New 48MHz, 24MHz,12MHz, and 6MHz clock output signal Options for driving external MCU or FPGA; (13)FIFO receive and transmit buffers for high data throughput..

Diagrams

Image Part No Mfg Description Data Sheet Download Pricing
(USD)		 Quantity
FT232RL
FT232RL
Other

Data Sheet
Negotiable 
FT232RL-REEL
FT232RL-REEL
FTDI
USB Interface IC USB to Serial UART Enhanced IC SSOP-28
Data Sheet
0-1: $2.70
1-10: $2.43
10-50: $2.31
50-100: $2.19