FT312D USB Android Host IC

By FTDI, Future Technology Devices International Ltd 120

FT312D USB Android Host IC

FTDI's FT312D is a USB 2.0, Full Speed host IC, specifically targeted at providing access to peripheral hardware from an Android platform with a USB device port. The device will bridge the USB port to a UART interface via the Android Open Accessory protocol.

Features
  • Single chip USB to UART interface
  • Entire USB protocol handled on the chip – no USB specific firmware programming required
  • USB bulk transfer mode
  • Basic UART interface with RXD, TXD, RTS#, CTS# pins
  • TX_ACTIVE signal for controlling transceivers on RS485 interfaces
  • UART RX buffer size is 5512 bytes, UART TX buffer size is 256 bytes
  • USB_ERROR indicator pin
Typical Applications
  • Connecting Android phones to USB accessories
  • Connecting Android tablets to USB accessories
  • Controlling instrumentation from Android devices
  • Home automation via Android devices
  • Data logging from USB accessories
  • Connecting serial printing devices to Android devices

Categories

Top