USB Hi-Speed serial/hub module aims to bring higher level of connectivity
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Future Technology Devices International (FTDI) is aiming to ease the integration of the USB into existing electronic systems, with the release of the FT4232H USB serial/hub module.
It has been designed to connect to the company's V2DIPx modules, as well as any USB host interface. The module reportedly expands the number of interfaces that can be accessed downstream from the host.
Implemented on a 75.04 x 23.37mm pcb, the module has an FT4232H USB 2.0 Hi-Speed to UART/MPSSE chip which supports data rates of 40Mb/s. The module offers three external downstream USB ports - two via a dual USB connector and another via the 0.1" pitch, DIL connector pins. It has feature four serial interfaces that have been designed to be configured for either asynchronous or synchronous operation - two with the option to be independently configured via an MPSSE engine.
The module's GL850G USB 2.0 hub controller chip supports both individual and gang power management modes and can be optionally customised using an EEPROM memory located on the module, enabling customisation of PID/VID and other more complex settings.
