The FTDI chip USB to UART development board is a development module that uses FTDI’s FT232RL, one of FTDI’s range of USB to UART interface integrated circuit devices. The FT232RL is a USB to serial UART interface with optional clock generator output and the FTDI Chip-ID security dongle feature. The internally generated clock (6MHz, 12MHz, 24MHz, and 48MHz) can be detached and used to drive a microcontroller or external logic. A unique number is burnt into the device during manufacture and is readable over USB, thus forming the basis of a security dongle that can be used to protect customer application software from being copied. The circuit is supplied on a PCB which is designed to plug into a standard 0.6in wide 24-pin DIP socket.

Adjustable receive buffer timeout
Entire USB protocol handled on the chip, no USB-specific firmware programming required
Data transfer rates from 300 baud to 1 Mega baud
High I/O pin output drive option
In-built support for event characters and line break condition
Integrated power-on-reset circuit
Integrated USB resistors
Integrated 1024 bit internal EEPROM for storing USB VID, PID, serial number and product description strings, and CBUS I/O configuration
Low operating and USB suspend current
Low USB bandwidth consumption
Operating temperature ranges between 40°C and 85°C
Receive and transmit buffers for high data throughput
Single chip USB to UART synchronous serial data transfer interface
Single Supply Operating voltage ranges between 4.0V and 5.25V
Transmit and receive LED drive signals

PDA to USB data transfer
USB Bar Code Readers
USB Digital Camera Interface
USB Hardware Modems
USB Industrial Control
USB Instrumentation
USB Medical applications
USB MP3 Player Interface
USB Smart Card Readers
USB Software/Hardware Encryption Dongles
USB Wireless Modems

ANSI/ESD S20.20:2014
BS EN 61340-5-1:2007