The US232R-100 is FTDI's premium USB to RS232 evaluation cable which can be used for testing the functionality of the FT232R device and drivers prior to design-in.

The electronics, including the FT232RQ chip are housed in an attractive glossy white enclosure with blue, side-lit LED Tx and Rx traffic indicators.  A matching white 1m USB cable uses gold plated USB and DB9 connectors.

The US232R-100 evaluation cable is supplied in retail packaging which includes instructions together with a Drivers and Utilities CD complete with Microsoft WHQL certified VCP drivers for Windows XP.  Drivers for the Apple Mac, Linux and other versions of Windows are also included on the CD.

The US232R-100 uses an enhanced RS232 level converter and is capable of communication rates from 300 baud to 1M baud.

The US232R-100 is fully RoHS compliant and is CE and FCC approved.

A shorter 10cm version is also available, p/n US232R-10.

To learn more about the US232R, click here.

The UC232R-10 "ChiPi" is the economy version of FTDI's USB to RS232 converter cable range. It also serves as an evaluation cable for the FT232R. It utilises the minimum number of components required for a basic USB - RS232 converter designed using the FT232RL. Using the FT232R chip combined with an RS232 level converter and a few capacitors, the UC232R-10 "ChiPi" is a CE and FCC approved product which is one of the simplest USB - RS232 solutions around.

Using a standard DB9 connector and powered from the USB port, the UC232R-10 "ChiPi" converter can be used with FTDI's VCP drivers to provide a COM port on a PC which is capable of communication rates with RS232 devices from 300 baud up to 230kBaud.

This version of the UC232R-10 is supplied with a nicely sculpted matt white plastic plastic enclosure fitted, which covers the electronics inside.  A 10cm USB cable is fitted.

The UC232R-10 is fully RoHS compliant and is supplied loose packed in an anti-static bag.
 

To learn more about the UC232R-10, click here.

The TTL-232R-3V3 is a USB to Serial (TTL level) converter cable which allows for a simple way to connect TTL interface devices to USB.  This version of FTDI's USB to TTL serial adapter cables has it's I/O pins configured to operate at 3.3V levels.

The TTL-232R-3V3 uses a FT232RQ device which is housed inside the USB 'A' connector and is terminated at the end of a 1.8 meter cable with a 0.1" pitch header socket which provided access to transmit (Tx), receive (Rx), RTS# and CTS#.  These lines all operate at 3.3V levels.  Also brought out on the header are Vcc (5V), and GND.

The TTL-232R-3V3 is fully RoHS compliant and is supplied loose packed in an anti-static bag.  It is FCC and CE approved.

To learn more about the TTL-232R-3V3, click here.

The new TTL-232R is a USB - TTL serial converter cable which will allow for a simple way to connect TTL level devices to USB.

The TTL-232R uses a FT232RQ chip which is housed in the USB "A" connector and is terminated at the end of a 1.8m cable with a 0.1" pitch header socket which provides access to  Transmit (Tx), Receive (Rx), RTS#, CTS#, VCC (5V) and GND.

To learn more about the TTL-232R, click here.

The US232B evaluation cable can be used for testing the functionality of the device and drivers prior to design-in.  The electronics are housed in an attractive translucent blue enclosure with a matching 1m clear translucent cable.  We are now shipping the US232 evaluation cable together with a Drivers and Utilities CD complete with Microsoft WHQL certified VCP drivers for Windows XP.

The US232B evaluation cable replaces our older FT8U232AM evaluation cable with a new version complete with a 1m long tethered USB cable.  The US232B is packaged as a compact USB <=> RS232 cable in an attractive enclosure and uses the enhanced Sipex SP213EHCA as it's RS232 level converter so is now able to support RS232 Baud rates of up to 460k Baud.  The US232B is now available through the FTDI Sales Network in Europe, USA and Japan.

For those FTDI customers who wish to package their own USB design in an attractive enclosure, the USB cable, enclosure and DB9 connector are available as a set (without electronics).  Contact FTDI Sales if you are interested.
 

For manufacturers who are interested in making this product for themselves either with our enclosure or one of their own design, we can supply you with the US232B reference design free of charge. This consists of schematics, bill of materials and the PCB design in Gerber format.

The following reference downloads are available:

• PCB Gerber files

• Schematic (PDF format)

• Top PCB layer (PDF format)

• Bottom PCB layer (PDF format)

A short version of the US232B evaluation cable, the "US232B/LC" (laptop companion) is available by mail order from EasySync Ltd (UK & Europe), DLP Design (USA) and Dontronics (Australia).  This features a short 4in cable and comes in a retail package complete with drivers and utilities on mini CD.