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FT2232C Dual USB UART / FIFO I.C.
1.0 Introduction
The FT2232C is the 3rd generation of FTDI’s popular USB UART / FIFO I.C. family. This device features two Multi-
Purpose UART / FIFO controllers which can be configured individually in several different modes. As well as a UART
interface, FIFO interface and Bit-Bang IO modes of the 2nd generation FT232BM and FT245BM devices, the FT2232C
offers a variety of additional new modes of operation, including a Multi-Protocol Synchronous Serial Engine interface
which is designed specifically for synchronous serial protocols such as JTAG and SPI bus.
1.1 Features Summary
HARDWARE FEATURES
Reset input and Reset Output pins
• Single Chip USB Dual Channel Serial / Parallel • 5V and 3.3V logic IO Interfacing with independent
Ports with a variety of configurations
level conversion on each channel
• Entire USB protocol handled on the chip...no USB- • Integrated 3.3V LDO Regulator for USB IO
specific firmware programming .