Future Technology Devices International Limited announced today the availability of their 5th generation of USB to UART/FIFO ICs. The two new devices support the 480 Mb/s USB 2.0 Hi-Speed specification. The FT2232H and FT4232H devices have the capability of being configured in a variety of industry standard serial or parallel interfaces such as UART or FIFO.

Future Technology Devices International announces the availability of an extended operating temperature version of its popular embedded USB host controller, Vinculum VNC1L. The device is now specified to operate over the temperature range of -40ºC to + 85º C. With this increased range of operating temperature the VNC1L is now suitable for use in a much wider range of consumer and industrial appliances. In particular, hand-held personal electron...

Future Technology Devices International Limited announced today the availability of its USB-RS232-WE cable that provides easy interfacing of USB to RS232-based devices. The 1.8m cable has a small PCB encapsulated into the USB connector that contains an FTDI FT232R serial UART IC interface plus a RS232 level shifter to provide true RS232 voltage levels. The integrated electronics also include Tx and Rx LEDs giving a visual indication of traffic on...

Future Technology Devices International has announced the availability of its USB-Key security device. Using a unique, hard-coded identification number, the device can interface to any USB host or hub to provide application software access control (security dongle) or as part of a more sophisticated key-based physical access control. During manufacture, the USB-Key has a unique FTDIChip-ID number burnt into it. This number is only readable over t...

Future Technology Devices International has announced the availability of its USB-Key security device. Using a unique, hard-coded identification number, the device can interface to any USB host or hub to provide application software access control (security dongle) or as part of a more sophisticated key-based physical access control. During manufacture, the USB-Key has a unique FTDIChip-ID number burnt into it. This number is only readable over t...

Future Technology Devices International Limited (FTDI) has announced the VPROG-1 programmer. Designed specifically to programme FTDI’s Vinculum host controller product range including VNC1L-1A and evaluation modules, the programmer allows quick and easy writing of data to the device’s Flash ROM.

Future Technology Devices International Limited today announced availability of its USB NMC-2.5m USB to USB Null modem cable. Using an approach that was established using legacy RS-232 serial COM ports when the PC industry was in its infancy, the USB NMC-2.5m offers a quick and convenient method of inter-PC communication using USB ports.

Future Technology Devices International Limited (FTDI) has announced the availability of its latest Microsoft certified CDM device driver for all Windows platforms, including Vista SP1 and the newly released Server 2008.

Future Technology Devices International Limited (FTDI) has announced its V-EVAL hardware development platform for Vinculum VNC1L-based embedded USB host designs. Supplied as a complete kit, it includes the V-EVAL development board, power supply, USB A/B cable and a USB gender change for use with USB slave applications. A downloadable human interface class (HID) example project for a PIC, in C language is also available.

At the 2008 Embedded World event, Future Technology Devices International Limited (FTDI) will unveil a new evaluation board V-Eval-1 for its VNC1L USB host controller IC. The board will provide a convenient and stable development environment in which to prototype Vinculum-based USB host controller designs and comes complete with onboard VNC1L programmer, 5v universal PSU and programming / debug utility software . In addition, FTDI will also pres...

Future Technology Devices International Limited, (FTDI) announces the availability of its ActiveX software control, SafeGuard-IT. Together with the hardware-based FTDIChip-ID feature, the ActiveX control provides a software security dongle capability. Such features are available when used together with FTDI’s FT232R USB UART and FT245R USB FIFO ICs.

Future Technology Devices International Limited (FTDI) announces it has signed a non-exclusive distribution agreement with Analog World Co. The agreement covers all of FTDI’s USB connectivity ICs, including its latest intelligent USB Host bridge device, Vinculum. “We are pleased to be signing this agreement with AWC.” comments Steve Huang, Asia Pacific Regional Manager, FTDI. “AWC has an enviable position as a leading professional semicon...

Future Technology Devices International has announced that Parallax Inc has selected FTDI’s VNC1L, Vinculum IC for use in a new datalogger design. The Memory Stick Datalogger, now available from Parallax, uses the VNC1L to provide ease of connectivity to USB flash drives. The datalogger module can be used with a variety of Parallax’s educational and development systems such as BASIC Stamp, SX or Propeller Microcontroller.

Future Technology Devices International, (FTDI) announces the availability of Microsoft certified device drivers for the Windows Vista operating system. These drivers, having passed the strict Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) testing, are provided with a digitally signed certificate. These unified virtual COM port (VCP) and DLL direct interface (D2XX) drivers are available for FTDI’s range of serial to USB ICs, including the popular FT232R...

Future Technology Devices International (FTDI) has announced availability of the VF2F2 reference design module for its Vinculum VNC1L embedded USB host controller. The design incorporates a practical firmware application that demonstrates file transfer using the USB mass storage class interface. It permits moving files from a USB device, such as a digital camera, to a USB flash disk. The design could also be used to transfer files between other ...

Future Technology Devices International Limited, (FTDI) has announced the release of its Universal Serial Bus (USB) prototyping module VDIP2. Using its Vinculum VNC1L embedded USB host controller integrated circuit (IC), it is ideal for both the rapid development of VNC1L designs and incorporating into low volume finished products. Supplied to fit a 40 pin DIP header, VDIP2 provides access to all the UART, parallel FIFO and SPI interface pins. Th...

Future Technology Devices International Limited (FTDI) announces that Parallax Inc. has expanded its distribution agreement with the addition of the Vinculum Universal Serial Bus (USB) host controller IC to their product portfolio. Vinculum provides USB host capability to microcontroller-based products that previously did not have the hardware resources available. A wide range of consumer, commercial and industrial products can now incorporate US...

FTDI announces the availability of the DLP-VLOG, a development platform based on its Vinculum Universal Serial Bus (USB) host controller IC. The platform, configured as a simple data logging application, is designed to read temperature, humidity and voltage data, and store it on the supplied 32MB USB flash drive. A Microchip microcontroller used together with the Vinculum IC serves to illustrate how to provide virtually unlimited data storage to ...