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  Application Notes
The table below lists all of the currently available application notes and indicates which devices the documents are relevant to.   To view an application note, click on the document title.  To save a copy of an application note, right-click on the document title and choose "Save Target As...".

 

All of the application notes are in PDF format and require Adobe Acrobat Reader to be installed before they can be viewed.

 

Please note that application notes are listed as being relevant to families of devices:

  • FT232R implies relevance to FT232RL and FT232RQ devices

  • FT245R implies relevance to FT245RL and FT245RQ devices

  • FT2232 implies relevance to FT2232D, FT2232L and FT2232C devices

  • FT232B implies relevance to FT232BM, FT232BL and FT232BQ devices

  • FT245B implies relevance to FT245BM, FT245BL and FT245BQ devices

  • FT8U232AM implies relevance to the FT8U232AM device

  • FT8U245AM implies relevance to the FT8U245AM device

Number Title Revision Relevant Devices
AN_100 Using the FT232R/FT245R with an External Crystal or Oscillator 1.1 FT232R, FT245R
AN_101 Using Microsoft's WHQL Process for Certifying Customer Modified FTDI Driver Files 2.1 All
AN_102 Data-Logging Using the Vinculum VNC1L 2.0 VNC1L
AN_103 FTDI Driver Installation Guide for Windows Vista 1.0 All
AN_104 FTDI Driver Installation Guide for Windows XP 1.0 All
AN_105 FTDI Device EEPROM Programming Using Vinculum VNC1L 1.0 All
AN_106 Interfacing to a USB Printer using Vinculum VNC1L Host Controller 1.0 VNC1L
AN_107 Advanced Driver Options 2.30 FT2232H, FT4232H, FT232R, FT245R, FT2232, FT232B, FT245B, FT8U232AM, FT8U245AM
AN_108 Command Processor For MPSSE and MCU Host Bus Emulation Modes 1.0 FT2232H, FT4232H, FT2232
AN_109 Programming Guide for High Speed FTCI2C DLL 1.2 FT2232H, FT4232H, FT2232
AN_110 Programmers Guide for High Speed FTCJTAG DLL 1.1 FT2232H, FT4232H, FT2232
AN_111 Programmers Guide for High Speed FTCSPI DLL 1.1 FT2232H, FT4232H, FT2232
AN_112 VNC1L Data Transfer Speeds 1.0 VNC1L
AN_113 Interfacing FT2232H Hi-Speed Devices To I2C Bus 1.0 FT2232H
AN_114 Interfacing FT2232H Hi-Speed Devices To SPI Bus 1.0 FT2232H
AN_116 FTDI Device Tape and Reel Dimensions 1.0 FT232BL, FT245BL, FT232BQ, FT245BQ, FT232RL, FT245RL, FT232RQ, FT245RQ, FT2232D, FT2232HL, FT2232HQ, FT4232HL, FT4232HQ, VNC1L
AN_119 FTDI Drivers Installation guide for Windows 7 1.0 FT232B, FT245B, FT232R, FT245R, FT2232D, FT2232H, FT4232H, FT8U232AM, FT8U245AM
AN_120 Aliasing VCP Baud Rates 1.0 FT232B, FT232R, FT2232D, FT2232H, FT4232H
AN_121 Accessing The EEPROM User Area Of FTDI Devices 1.0 FT2232H, FT4232H, FT232R, FT245R, FT232B, FT245B, FT2232D
AN_123 How COM Ports Are Allocated On Driver Installation 1.0 FT232R, FT245R
AN_124 User Guide For FTDI FT_Prog Utility 1.1 FT232RL, FT232RQ, FT245RL, FT245RQ, FT2232D, FT2232C, FT2232L, FT232BM, FT232BL, FT232BQ, FT245BM, FT245BL, FT245BQ, FT8U232AM, FT8U245AM, FT2232H, FT4232H, VNC1L
AN_126 User Guide For FT232B/R Factory Test Utility 1.0 FT232B, FT232R
AN_127 User Guide For FT2232H/D Factory Test Utility 1.0 FT2232H, FT2232D
AN_128 User Guide For FT4232H Factory Test Utility 1.0 FT4232H
AN_129 Interfacing FT2232H Hi-Speed Devices to a JTAG TAP 1.0 FT2232H
AN_130 FT2232H Used In An FT245 Style Synchronous FIFO Mode 1.1 FT2232H
AN_131 FT2232D/H Fast Opto-Isolated Serial Interface Mode 1.0 FT2232D, FT2232H
AN_132 Re-Assigning COM Port Numbers Using the Windows Registry 1.0 FT232B, FT245B, FT232R, FT245R, FT2232D, FT2232H, FT4232H, FT8U232AM, FT8U245AM
AN_133 D2XX Access Using PERL Interface PERL 5.0 Programmers Guide 1.0 FT232B, FT245B, FT232R, FT245R, FT2232D, FT2232H, FT4232H, FT8U232AM, FT8U245AM
AN_134 FTDI Drivers Installation guide for MAC OSX 1.0 FT232B, FT245B, FT232R, FT245R, FT2232D, FT2232H, FT4232H, FT8U232AM, FT8U245AM
AN232R-01 Bit Bang Modes for the FT232R and FT245R 1.0 FT232R, FT245R
AN232R-02

FTDIChip-ID™ for the FT232R and FT245R

1.0 FT232R, FT245R
AN232R-03 FTDI Windows Driver Pre-Installation 1.0 FT232R, FT245R, FT2232, FT232B, FT245B, FT8U232AM, FT8U245AM
AN232R-04 Windows Combined Driver Model 1.0 FT232R, FT245R, FT2232, FT232B, FT245B, FT8U232AM, FT8U245AM
AN2232-02 Bit Mode Functions for the FT2232 2.1 FT2232
DG232 FT232BM Designers Guide 2.0 FT232B
DG245 FT245BM Designers Guide 2.0 FT245B
AN232B-01 FT232BM/FT245BM Bit-Bang Mode 1.0 FT2232, FT232B, FT245B
AN232B-02 FT232BM/FT245BM Power Control and Pin States 2.0 FT232B, FT245B
AN232B-03 Optimising D2XX Data Throughput 1.1 FT232R, FT245R, FT2232 FT232B, FT245B, FT8U232AM, FT8U245AM
AN232B-04 Data Throughput, Latency & Handshaking 1.1 FT232R, FT245R, FT2232, FT232B, FT245B, FT8U232AM, FT8U245AM
AN232B-05 Configuring FT232R, FT2232 and FT232BM Baud Rates 1.1 FT232R, FT2232, FT232B
AN232B-06 Debugging FT232BM and FT245BM Based Designs 1.1 FT232B, FT245B
AN232B-07 Configuring FTDI's VCP Drivers to use Location IDs 1.2 FT232R, FT245R, FT2232, FT232B, FT245B, FT8U232AM, FT8U245AM
AN232B-08 Enumeration Options for Windows 98 1.0 FT232R, FT245R, FT2232, FT232B, FT245B, FT8U232AM, FT8U245AM
AN232B-09 Using the Modem Emulation Mode in FTDI's VCP Driver 2.0 FT232R, FT245R, FT232B, FT245B, FT8U232AM, FT8U245AM
AN232-01 Setting Baud Rates for the FT8U232AM 0.9 FT8U232AM
AN232-02 Debug Information for FT8U232/245 Devices 1.0 FT8U232AM, FT8U245AM
AN232-04 FT8U232/FT8U245 Devices Latency and Data Throughput 1.0 FT8U232AM, FT8U245AM
AN232-06 Using Event Characters with FT8U2XXAM 0.9 FT8U232AM, FT8U245AM
AN232-08 Bus Powered/Self Powered Interface Circuits 1.0 FT8U232AM, FT8U245AM
AN232-10 High-Current Bus-Powered Devices 1.0 FT8U232AM, FT8U245AM
 

 



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