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Document Reference No.: FT_000117

USB TO RS485 SERIAL CONVERTER CABLE Datasheet

Version 1.4

Clearance No.: FTDI

#75

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USB to serial RS485 level converter.

Upgrading legacy peripherals to USB.

Interface Microcontroller UART or I/O to USB.

Interface FPGA or PLD to USB.

USB Instrumentation PC interface.

USB industrial control.

USB password protected file transfers.

Royalty free VIRTUAL COM PORT

(VCP) DRIVERS for...

Windows 7 64-bit

Windows XP and XP 64-bit

Windows Vista and Vista 64-bit

Windows XP Embedded

Windows 98, 98SE, ME, 2000, Server 2003,

and Server 2008

Windows CE 4.2, 5.0 and 6.0

Mac OS 8/9, OS-X

Linux 2.4 and greater

Royalty free D2XX Direct Drivers

(USB Drivers + DLL S/W Interface)

Windows 7 64-bit

Windows XP and XP 64-bit

Windows Vista and Vista 64-bit

Windows XP Embedded

Windows 98, 98SE, ME, 2000, Server 2003,

and Server 2008

Windows CE 4.2, 5.0 and 6.0

Linux 2.4 and greater

Mac OS-X

The drivers listed above are all available to download for free from www.ftdichip.com. Various 3rd

Party Drivers are also available for other operating systems - see www.ftdichip.com for details.

USB-RS485 converter cable provides a USB to

RS485 serial interface with customised end

connectors.

Entire USB protocol handled by the electronics

in the cable.

EIA/TIA-485 communication interface with low

power requirements.

UART interface support for 7 or 8 data bits, 1

or 2 stop bits and odd / even / mark / space /

no parity.

Internal EEPROM with user writeable area.

FTDI‟s royalty-free VCP allow for

communication as a standard emulated COM

port and D2XX „direct‟ drivers provide DLL

application programming interface.

Visual indication of Tx and Rx traffic via LEDs in

the transparent USB connector.

X-On / X-Off software handshaking.

Data transfer rates from 300 baud to 3 Mbaud.

Support for FT232R FTDIChip-ID™ feature for

improved security.

Low USB bandwidth consumption.

UHCI / OHCI / EHCI host controller compatible.

USB 2.0 Full Speed compatible.

-40°C to +85°C operating temperature range.

Cable length is 1.80m (6 feet).

ESD Protection for RS-485 I/O's

±15kV Human Body Model (HBM)

±15kV EN61000-4-2 Air Gap Discharge

±8kV EN61000-4-2 Contact Discharge

FCC and CE compliant.

Custom versions available on request (subject

to MOQ).

RoHS Compliant