Product Summary

The FT232RQ is a USB to serial UART interface. The applications of the FT232RQ include USB to RS232/RS422/RS485 Converters, Upgrading Legacy Peripherals to USB, Cellular and Cordless Phone USB data transfer cables and interfaces, Interfacing MCU/PLD/FPGA based designs to USB , USB Audio and Low Bandwidth Video data transfer, PDA to USB data transfer, USB Smart Card Readers, USB Instrumentation, USB Industrial Control, USB MP3 Player Interface, USB FLASH Card Reader and Writers, Set Top Box PC - USB interface, USB Digital Camera Interface, USB Hardware Modems, USB Wireless Modems, USB Bar Code Readers, USB Software and Hardware Encryption Dongles.

Parametrics

FT232RQ absolute maximum ratings: (1)Storage Temperature: -65℃ to + 150℃; (2)Floor Life (Out of Bag) at Factory Ambient (30℃/60% Relative Humidity): 168 Hours (Level 3 Compliant); (3)Ambient Temperature (Power Applied): -40℃ to + 85℃; (4)VCC Supply Voltage: -0.5V to +6.00V; (5)DC Input Voltage -USBDP and USBDM: -0.5V to +3.8V; (6)DC Input Voltage - High Impedance Bidirectionals: -0.5V to (VCC + 0.5)V.

Features

FT232RQ features: (1)Single chip USB to asynchronous serial data transfer interface; (2)Entire USB protocol handled on the chip - No USB-specific firmware programming required; (3)UART interface support for 7 or 8 data bits, 1 or 2 stop bits and odd / even / mark / space / no parity; (4)Fully assisted hardware or X-On / X-Off software handshaking.

Diagrams

FT232RQ block diagram

Image Part No Mfg Description Data Sheet Download Pricing
(USD)		 Quantity
FT232RQ-REEL
FT232RQ-REEL
FTDI
USB Interface IC USB to Serial UART Enhanced IC QFN-32
Data Sheet
0-1: $2.70
1-10: $2.43
10-50: $2.31
50-100: $2.19
Image Part No Mfg Description Data Sheet Download Pricing
(USD)		 Quantity
FT230XQ-R
FT230XQ-R
FTDI
USB Interface IC USB to Basic Serial UART IC QFN-16
Data Sheet
0-1: $1.22
1-50: $1.18
50-100: $1.14
100-1000: $0.84
1000-5000: $0.81
FT230XQ-T
FT230XQ-T
FTDI
USB Interface IC USB to Basic Serial UART IC QFN-16
Data Sheet
0-620: $1.14
620-1000: $0.84
1000-5000: $0.81
FT230XS-R
FT230XS-R
FTDI
USB Interface IC USB to Basic Serial UART IC SSOP-16
Data Sheet
0-1: $1.22
1-50: $1.18
50-100: $1.14
100-1000: $0.84
1000-3000: $0.84
FT230XS-U
FT230XS-U
FTDI
USB Interface IC USB to Basic Serial UART IC SSOP-16
Data Sheet
0-630: $1.14
630-1000: $0.84
1000-5000: $0.81
FT231XQ-R
FT231XQ-R
FTDI
USB Interface IC USB to Full Serial UART IC QFN-20
Data Sheet
0-1: $1.27
1-50: $1.23
50-100: $1.19
100-1000: $0.87
1000-5000: $0.84
FT231XQ-T
FT231XQ-T
FTDI
USB Interface IC USB to Full Serial UART IC QFN-20
Data Sheet
0-620: $1.19
620-1000: $0.87
1000-5000: $0.84