Future Technology Devices International Ltd.

FT4232H Mini Module

USB Hi-Speed FT4232H Evaluation

Module

Datasheet

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Version 1.8
Issue Date: 2012-08-01

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1 Introduction

The FT4232H Mini Module is a USB-serial/FIFO development module in the FTDI product range which
utilizes the FT4232H USB Hi-Speed four-port bridge chip which handles all the USB signalling and
protocols. It is ideal for development purposes to quickly prove functionality of adding USB to a target
design. The FT4232H datasheet, DS_FT4232H, is available at http://www.ftdichip.com,

Figure 1.1 - FT4232H Mini Module

The FT4232H on the Mini Module is FTDI’s 5th generation of USB devices. The FT4232H is a USB 2.0 High
Speed (480Mb/s) to UART/MPSSE IC. The device features four interfaces that can be configured for
asynchronous or synchronous serial or parallel FIFO interfaces. Two of these have an option to
independently configure an MPSSE engine. This allows the FT4232H to operate as two UART/Bit-Bang
ports plus two MPSSE engines used to emulate JTAG, SPI, I2C, Bit-bang or other synchronous serial
modes. All components used, including the FT4232H are Pb-free (RoHS compliant).
The FT4232H Mini Module connects the signals of the FT4232H IC to two 26-pin dual-row headers which
allow easy connection PCB header sockets and ribbon cables.
The FT4232H Mini Module requires USB device drivers, available free from http://www.ftdichip.com,
which are used to make the FT4232H on the Mini Module appear as a four virtual COM ports (VCP). This
then allows the user to communicate with the USB interface via a standard PC serial emulation port
(TTY). Another FTDI USB driver, the D2XX driver, can also be used with application software to directly
access the FT4232H on the Mini Module though a DLL. This is illustrated in the Figure 1.2

One RXD
VCP

TTY Channel
of Serial UART
USB USB Mini-B FT4232H signals
Mini
Virtual COM Port Module TXD

One RXD
Channel
TTY
Serial UART
D2XX
DLL

of
USB USB Mini-B FT4232H signals
Mini
Module TXD
Software application access to USB via D2XX
Figure 1.2 Using the FT4232H Mini Module

Device Drivers for the FT4232H Mini Module are available free from http://www.ftdichip.com.

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1.1 USB Compliant

The FT4232H Mini Modules are fully compliant with the USB 2.0 specification.

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Table of Contents

1 Introduction............................................................................................ 1
1.1 USB Compliant .................................................................................................... 2
2 Typical Applications .............................................................................. 4
2.1 Driver Support ..................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Features ............................................................................................................... 4
3 Electrical Details .................................................................................... 5
4 Mechanical details ................................................................................. 8
5 Schematic Diagram ............................................................................... 9
6 Contact Information............................................................................. 10
Appendix A – FT4232H EEPROM Configuration........................................................ 10
Appendix B – Revision History ................................................................................... 11

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2 Typical Applications

 Rapid USB integration into existing electronic systems.

 Prototyping platform for USB interface on new systems.
 USB to muli-port JTAG, SPI and I2C interfaces (Two Multi-Protocol Synchronous Serial Engines –
MPSSE – available with the FT4232H)
 USB to multi-port asynchronous serial interfaces (up to 4 ports available).
 Four independent ports available, two of which may be configured for MPSSE mode.

2.1 Driver Support

Royalty free VIRTUAL COM PORT Royalty free D2XX Direct Drivers
(VCP) DRIVERS for... (USB Drivers + DLL S/W Interface)
 Windows 2000, Server 2003, XP Server 2008  Windows 2000, Server 2003, Server 2008
 Windows XP and XP 64-bit  Windows XP and XP 64-bit
 Windows Vista and Vista 64-bit  Windows Vista and Vista 64-bit
 Windows XP Embedded  Windows XP Embedded
 Windows CE 4.2, 5.0, 5.2 and 6.0  Windows CE 4.2, 5.0, 5.2 and 6.0
 Mac OS-X  Linux (2.4 or later) and Linux x86_64
 Linux (2.6.9 or later)

The drivers listed above are all available to download for free from www.ftdichip.com. Various 3rd
Party Drivers are also available for various other operating systems - see www.ftdichip.com for details.

2.2 Features
The FT4232H Mini Module has the following feature:
 USB 2.0 Hi-Speed compatible  Asynchronous Serial data transfer rates from
300 baud to 12 Mbaud at TTL levels
 Reduced development time
 Synchronous Serial (MPSSE) data rates of up to
 Rapid integration into existing systems
30Mbps on JTAG, SPI and I2C
 USB powered – no external power supply
 Support for USB suspend and resume
needed
 UHCI / OHCI / EHCI host controller compatible
 Based on the USB Hi-Speed FT4232H device
 -40°C to +85°C operating temperature range
 Entire USB protocol handled by USB module
 Small USB Type B connector common on many
commercial devices

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3 Electrical Details

The electrical details and connections to the FT4232H Mini Module are shown in Figure 3.1 and tables 3.1
and 3.2.

Figure 3.1 FT4232H Mini Module Electrical Connections (Top View)

Connector Pin Name Description

CN2-1 V3V3 3.3VDC generated from VCC (output)

CN2-2 GND 0V Power pin

CN2-3 V3V3 3.3VDC generated from VCC (output)

CN2-4 GND 0V Power pin

CN2-5 V3V3 3.3VDC generated from VCC (output)

CN2-6 GND 0V Power pin

CN2-7 AD0 FT4232H AD0 pin

CN2-8 RESET# FT4232H RESET# pin

CN2-9 AD2 FT4232H AD2 pin

CN2-10 AD1 FT4232H AD1 pin

CN2-11 VIO Connected to all FT4232H VCCIO pins (input)

CN2-12 AD3 FT4232H AD3 pin

CN2-13 AD5 FT4232H AD5 pin

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CN2-14 AD4 FT4232H AD4 pin

CN2-15 AD7 FT4232H AD7 pin

CN2-16 AD6 FT4232H AD6 pin

CN2-17 BD1 FT4232H BD1 pin

CN2-18 BD0 FT4232H BD0 pin

CN2-19 BD3 FT4232H BD3pin

CN2-20 BD2 FT4232H BD2 pin

CN2-21 VIO Connected to all FT4232H VCCIO pins (input)

CN2-22 BD4 FT4232H BD4 pin

CN2-23 BD6 FT4232H BD6 pin

CN2-24 BD5 FT4232H BD5 pin

CN2-25 SUSPEND# FT4232H SUSPEND# pin

CN2-26 BD7 FT4232H BD7 pin

Table 3.1 FT4232H Mini Module Connection – CN2

Connector Pin Name Description

CN3-1 VBUS USB VBUS power pin (output)

CN3-2 GND 0V Power pin

+5V Power pin (input) used to generate

CN3-3 VCC
V3V3, VPLL and VUSB

CN3-4 GND 0V Power pin

CN3-5 CS FT4232H EECS pin

CN3-6 CLK FT4232H EECLK pin

CN3-7 DATA FT4232H EEDATA pin

CN3-8 PWREN# FT4232H PWREN#

CN3-9 DD7 FT4232H DD7 pin

CN3-10 DD6 FT4232H DD6 pin

CN3-11 DD5 FT4232H DD5 pin

CN3-12 VIO Connected to all FT4232H VCCIO pins (input)

CN3-13 DD4 FT4232H DD4 pin

CN3-14 DD3 FT4232H DD3 pin

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CN3-15 DD2 FT4232H DD2 pin

CN3-16 DD1 FT4232H DD1 pin

CN3-17 DD0 FT4232H DD0 pin

CN3-18 CD7 FT4232H CD7 pin

CN3-19 CD6 FT4232H CD6 pin

CN3-20 CD5 FT4232H CD5 pin

CN3-21 CD4 FT4232H CD4 pin

CN3-22 VIO Connected to all FT4232H VCCIO pins (input)

CN3-23 CD3 FT4232H CD3 pin

CN3-24 CD2 FT4232H CD2 pin

CN3-25 CD1 FT4232H CD1 pin

CN3-26 CD0 FT4232H CD0 pin

Table 3.2 FT4232H Mini Module Connection – CN3

In most cases, the FT4232H pin is connected directly to the associated pin on CN2 or CN3.
The FT4232H Mini Module allows configuration with both USB Bus-powered designs and USB Self-
powered designs:
USB Bus-powered:
1) Connect VBUS to VCC (CN3, pin 1 to CN3, pin 3). This connection takes the power from the
USB bus (VBUS) and connects it to the voltage regulator input on the FT4232H Mini Module. The
voltage regulator, in turn, provides V3V3, VPLL and VUSB power inputs to the FT4232H chip.
2) Connect V3V3 to VIO (CN2, pins 1, 3 & 5 to CN2, pins 11 & 21 and CN3, pins 12 & 22).
This connection provides the correct 3.3VDC operating voltage for VCCIO on the FT4232H chip.

USB Self-Powered:
1) Leave VBUS (CN3, pin 1) unconnected.
2) Connect an external 5.0VDC power supply to VCC (5.0VDC to CN3, pin 3). This
connection takes provides power from an external power supply and connects it to the voltage
regulator input on the FT4232H Mini Module. See the FT4232H data sheet for allowable VCC
input voltage ranges.
3) Connect V3V3 to VIO (CN2, pins 1, 3 & 5 to CN2, pins 11 & 21 and CN3, pins 12 & 22).
This connection provides the correct 3.3VDC operating voltage for VCCIO on the FT4232H chip.
4) Use MPROG to change the USB power descriptor to “Self-Powered”. This setting indicates
to the host system that the USB Host port does not need to supply power to the device. MPROG
is a utility provided by FTDI to program various features of the FT-series USB client ICs. In order
to access settings for the FT4232H, MPROG, version 3.5 or later is required. MPROG is available
through the Utilities section of the FTDI web site.

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4 Mechanical details

The mechanical details of the FT4232H Mini Module are shown in Figure 4.1:

Figure 4.1 FT4232H Mini Module Dimensions

All dimensions are in millimetres.

The headers CN2 and CN3 are mounted to the bottom of the PCB. The overall height below the PCB is
8.5mm, with a body which exposes 6.0mm of the pins. The pins are 0.025 inch square.
The mini-B USB connector has a height of 3.9mm.

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5 Schematic Diagram

Figure 5.1 FT4232H Mini Module Schematic

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6 Contact Information
Head Office – Glasgow, UK Branch Office – Taipei, Taiwan

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Distributor and Sales Representatives

Please visit the Sales Network page of the FTDI Web site for the contact details of our distributor(s) and sales
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Appendix A – FT4232H EEPROM Configuration

The FT4232H Mini Module utilizes an EEPROM which contains the USB configuration descriptors for the
FT4232H. When the Mini Module is plugged into a PC or a USB reset is performed, the PC will read these
descriptors. The default values stored into the EEPROM are defined in Table 0.1.

Parameter Value Notes

USB Vendor ID (VID) 0403h FTDI default VID (hex)

USB Product UD (PID) 6011h FTDI default PID (hex)

Serial Number Enabled? Yes

A unique serial number is generated and programmed into

Serial Number See Note
the EEPROM during device final test.

Enabling this option will make the device pull down on the
Pull down I/O Pins in USB
Disabled UART interface lines when the power is shut off (PWREN#
Suspend
is high).

Manufacturer Name FTDI

Product Description FT4232H_MM

Max Bus Power Current 500mA

Power Source Bus Powered

Device Type FT4232

Returns USB 2.0 device description to the host.

Note: The device is be a USB 2.0 Full Speed device

USB Version 0200
(12Mb/s) as opposed to a USB 2.0 High Speed device
(480Mb/s).

Taking RI# low will wake up the USB host controller from
Remote Wake Up Enabled
suspend.

Enables the high drive level on the UART and CBUS I/O
High Current I/Os Enabled
pins.

Makes the device load the VCP driver interface for the
Load VCP Driver Disabled
device.
Table 0.1 Default Internal EEPROM Configuration

The EEPROM on the FT4232H Mini Module can be re-programmed over USB using the utility program
MPROG. MPROG can be downloaded from the www.ftdichip.com. Version 3.5 or later is required for the
FT4232H chip. Users who do not have their own USB Vendor ID but who would like to use a unique
Product ID in their design can apply to FTDI for a free block of unique PIDs. Contact FTDI support for this
service.

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Appendix B – Revision History

Version 1.0 Initial Release 12th Feb 2009

Version 1.1 Corrected VIO description on p6. 4th Mar 2009
Version 1.2 Changed PCB dimension from 20.32 to 29.4 23rd March 2009
Version 1.3 Corrected PCB dimensions 10th June 2009
Version 1.4 Added more PCB dimensions 25th June 2009
Version 1.5 Removed invert signals and corrected PCB dimension 11th August 2009
Version 1.6 Updated schematic diagrams 26th Jan 2011
Added USB certified Logo in section 1.1
Added RoHS compliant statement in section 1
Version 1.7 Fixed title on front page from FT4323H to FT4232H 23rd June 2011

Version 1.8 Updated Contact Information, Figure 1.1, 3.1 and 4.1 25th June 2012

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