With the electronics encapsulated in the USB connector, these cables provide a quick, easy and completely transparent method of supporting these serial interface standards. With the complete USB protocol being managed within the FT232RQ device, there is no requirement for designers or end-customers to concern themselves with how to implement the USB standard.
A feature of the FT2232RQ provides a user writeable EEPROM area. This allows the cables USB interface to be customised using FTDI’s MPROG, available from http://www.ftdichip.com/Resources/Utilities.htm. The internal EEPROM can be programmed in-circuit over the USB interface without any additional voltage requirements.
The converter cables are ideal for a broad range of industrial applications such as instrumentation, machine control and data collection.