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FTDI parts

Started by RobJ in comp.arch.embedded18 years ago 4 replies

Wondering if anyone has used any of these parts: http://www.ftdichip.com/FTProducts.htm If yes, how did it go? Any significant problems with...

Wondering if anyone has used any of these parts: http://www.ftdichip.com/FTProducts.htm If yes, how did it go? Any significant problems with operation, availability, support, ...? We're looking to use the FT2232C in the MCU Host Bus Emulation mode to communicate with an FPGA in a different chassis. Thanks, Rob


USB Vendor ID

Started by djordj in comp.arch.embedded17 years ago 6 replies

If I want to devel a USB HID device, I have to buy an USB Vendor ID or there is an alternative? I've seen that with FTDI chip I don't have to...

If I want to devel a USB HID device, I have to buy an USB Vendor ID or there is an alternative? I've seen that with FTDI chip I don't have to set that ID, as I suppose they use their own Vendor ID.


USB basics

Started by ashu in comp.arch.embedded15 years ago 17 replies

Hello All, I have two questions. They might be very basic and foolish :) I use In circuit emulators and debuggers regularly. One of...

Hello All, I have two questions. They might be very basic and foolish :) I use In circuit emulators and debuggers regularly. One of the constant problems I face is when the MS WindowsXP fails to recongise the device. Sometimes it is the FTDI USB chip driver which goes haywire or sometimes its something else. It shows the name of the device in device manage Normally I circumvent this p...


Have you ever Vinculum/FTDI support?

Started by Peter Dickerson in comp.arch.embedded14 years ago 16 replies

Has anyone here ever had a response to a support query for the Vinculum VNC1L or anything else for that matter? I don't get as much as an...

Has anyone here ever had a response to a support query for the Vinculum VNC1L or anything else for that matter? I don't get as much as an automated ack. I thought the purpose of the chip was to make life easier when implementing USB host function but this is getting to be no joking matter. Peter


AVR bootloaders

Started by Martin Griffith in comp.arch.embedded16 years ago 3 replies

Just spent an hour googling I'm trying to find a reasonable BL for the enduser, preferably using USB/FTDI or the silicon labs...

Just spent an hour googling I'm trying to find a reasonable BL for the enduser, preferably using USB/FTDI or the silicon labs thingy/equivalent. Just to update their AVR, nothing special, apart from "simple" and probably a lot of Mac users Using GCC Winavr, Ponyprog and atmel Studio4 I'm just sort of (still) learning the AVR, so any suggestions, plus /minus points would be


USB Host

Started by Martin in comp.arch.embedded19 years ago 33 replies

What's the least painful way to implement simple (as in a strictly limited set of connecting devices) USB Host support on a C8051-based design? ...

What's the least painful way to implement simple (as in a strictly limited set of connecting devices) USB Host support on a C8051-based design? USB Peripheral mode is easily handled with something like FTDI's chips. Atmel's AT43USB380 looks interesting. However, not sure if their API's support the 8051. Thanks, -Martin


USB? Ethernet? Bluetooth?

Started by Tim Wescott in comp.arch.embedded10 years ago 29 replies

To date, most of my headless embedded development has been either entirely stand-alone, or has communicated with the outside world via...

To date, most of my headless embedded development has been either entirely stand-alone, or has communicated with the outside world via serial. Serial is kinda old, and getting clunky. Yes, you can use a USB to serial converter from FTDI or whoever, but then you have a USB connection that needs to have a baud rate specified, which is just strange. On the other hand, USB and Bluetooth b...


How to design a bidirectional bus?

Started by Vagant in comp.arch.embedded16 years ago 2 replies

Hello, I want to design an FPGA-based system which is controlled by PC host through USB-parallel interface (I use UM245R module from FTDI). My...

Hello, I want to design an FPGA-based system which is controlled by PC host through USB-parallel interface (I use UM245R module from FTDI). My system has several subsystems which have to have bidirectional data flow with host. There are two things which are not clear for me and I would be glad to get an advice on these. First, I do not understand how to organise communication through paralle...


FT2232C and MPSSE

Started by db in comp.arch.embedded20 years ago 9 replies

I sent this message to FTDI, but have not received a reply. Maybe someone here can answer this question. I have built a board using the...

I sent this message to FTDI, but have not received a reply. Maybe someone here can answer this question. I have built a board using the FT2232C where I am using the MPSSE mode for JTAG. The FT2232C is being interfaced to an LPC2119. Specifically I am using the bit commands 0x4E and 0x6E to send and receive data from a JTAG interface. I am noticing that when I use the 6E command to read dat...


(SPI equipped) Sensor Data to PC

Started by hhausen in comp.arch.embedded18 years ago 4 replies

Hello, I'm new in this group, and I hope this is the right one to place my question. I am trying to connect a tilt sensor to a pc. The sensor...

Hello, I'm new in this group, and I hope this is the right one to place my question. I am trying to connect a tilt sensor to a pc. The sensor device (Analog Devices' ADIS16201) is accessable via spi. Unfotunately, I'm not very conversant with programming Micros not even with programming serial communication. But since SPI is such a simple protocol I tried it using FTDI's FT2232C. That did no...


Linux printf funny

Started by Paul Burke in comp.arch.embedded17 years ago 18 replies

I'm converting an application from Windows console to Linux, and the changeover has gone remarkably easily (considering that I know very...

I'm converting an application from Windows console to Linux, and the changeover has gone remarkably easily (considering that I know very little about Linux), until now. No problem installing GCC, KDevelop, FTDI USB drivers, remarkably few changes to recompile the code... but printf fails after about half-a-dozen calls. A float value prints as "nan"- not a number I asume, rather than w...


Olimex USB JTAG query

Started by Mark Harriss in comp.arch.embedded17 years ago 2 replies

Hi, Can anyone advise me if I can use my Olimex USB MAXQ2000 JTAG programmer to program ARM microcontrollers?. The 10 pin connector would...

Hi, Can anyone advise me if I can use my Olimex USB MAXQ2000 JTAG programmer to program ARM microcontrollers?. The 10 pin connector would have to have a 20 pin adapter made to match up the JTAG signals correctly. Internally it contains a FTDI FT232BM, a LCX244 and a DS89C430 micro if that's any help. tia Mark


FTDI4232H & DAC problem

Started by averwind in comp.arch.embedded11 years ago

Earlier I was able to interface with a ADC (ADS7871) using the SPI interface provided by FTDI. It was really a struggle but that it is...

Earlier I was able to interface with a ADC (ADS7871) using the SPI interface provided by FTDI. It was really a struggle but that it is working quite good now. Now I am trying to interface with a DAC which is AD5420AREZ from Analog Devices ( http://www.analog.com/static/imported-files/data_sheets/AD5410_5420.pdf ). The pin assignments are as follows: ADBUS0 -> SK = Serial Clock - Connect to A


SPCI Parser

Started by noon...@nowhere.undef in comp.arch.embedded15 years ago 13 replies

Hello, I'm looking for an open source SPCI parser to put in a microcontroller project (ATMEL AVR) I'd like to communicate with this device...

Hello, I'm looking for an open source SPCI parser to put in a microcontroller project (ATMEL AVR) I'd like to communicate with this device using a USB com (using a FTDI FT232) I see on http://compilers.iecc.com/comparch/article/00-07-096 http://coding.derkeiler.com/Archive/General/comp.arch.embedded/2007-12/msg00829.html that some other people wonder this... (without having any answer) ...


writing to a thumbdrive from a 8bit micro

Started by Anonymous in comp.arch.embedded17 years ago 16 replies

I was trying to build a datalogger which writes data into a USB thumb drive, are there any 8bit micros out there that can directly write to a...

I was trying to build a datalogger which writes data into a USB thumb drive, are there any 8bit micros out there that can directly write to a FAT formatted thumbdrive? The only other chip I know of is the VNC1L from ftdi, which is great except that I can't write custom firmware for it and will need yet another micro to control it. (also a micro that has a free compiler toolchain would b...


Thuraya XT satphone - what USB chip is used?

Started by John-Smith in comp.arch.embedded10 years ago 13 replies

I am trying to make it work under win8... It isn't a Prolific 2303 and it isn't an FTDI FT232 or similar... Win8 does notice it was plugged...

I am trying to make it work under win8... It isn't a Prolific 2303 and it isn't an FTDI FT232 or similar... Win8 does notice it was plugged in (it beeps) but nothing new (that I can see) appears under Control Panel / Devices. I would expect a COM port with a Hayes compatible modem behind it. That is what their older models do. The old 7100 is a straight RS232 Hayes modem, but the XT is...


Controlling embedded devices from tablet apps

Started by David Brown in comp.arch.embedded11 years ago 20 replies

I'm looking for some ideas or suggestions here. We have an embedded system based around a small microcontroller (an AVR XMega, IIRC),...

I'm looking for some ideas or suggestions here. We have an embedded system based around a small microcontroller (an AVR XMega, IIRC), connected to a PC using an FTDI chip and a USB cable, with a little PC program to control and monitor the embedded system. This all works fine. The customer would like to know if they can use tablets (Android or iPad - and maybe Android and iPad telephone...


Luminary eval boards, USB serial, and Linux

Started by Tim Wescott in comp.arch.embedded16 years ago 20 replies

This is kind of off-topic, but maybe someone has an answer. I use a laptop running Ubuntu for giving presentations, and my latest...

This is kind of off-topic, but maybe someone has an answer. I use a laptop running Ubuntu for giving presentations, and my latest presentation involves talking to a Luminary LM8S311 evaluation board to give a demonstration. This works fine on Windows XT -- connects right up, and I can do damage from the comfort of my chair. But the laptop (running Ubuntu 8.04) doesn't see the FTDI c...


FTDI FT245R power requirement

Started by Mark Borgerson in comp.arch.embedded15 years ago 5 replies

I've used the FT245R for USB data upload in a number of data logger designs. I have generally used the logger 3.3V supply to power the chips....

I've used the FT245R for USB data upload in a number of data logger designs. I have generally used the logger 3.3V supply to power the chips. However, I just ran across the following note in the most recent FT245R data sheet: "Notes: 1. The minimum operating voltage VCC must be +4.0V when using the internal clock generator." This not was not present in earlier incarnations of th...


MCU + USB

Started by Mochuelo in comp.arch.embedded18 years ago 14 replies

Hi, I don't know if there is a better group to ask about USB. I want to create a device that will communicate with a PC via USB. I prefer...

Hi, I don't know if there is a better group to ask about USB. I want to create a device that will communicate with a PC via USB. I prefer USB to RS232 because I plan to power the device from the USB supply. I guess I have (at least) two options: 1) I use an MCU with integrated USB interface. 2) I use any MCU, plus an FTDI FT232R (USB-UART device), or equivalent. Option 2 makes pro...