Product Summary

The FT232BL is an USB UART I.C. The device not only adds extra functionality to its FT8U232AM predecessor and reduces external component count, but also maintains a high degree of pin compatibility with the original, making it easy to upgrade or cost reduce existing designs as well as increasing the potential for using the FT232BL in new application areas. The applications of the FT232BL are Upgrading RS232 Legacy Peripherals to USB, Cellular and Cordless Phone USB data transfer cables and interfaces, interfacing MCU based designs to USB, USB Audio and Low Bandwidth Video data transfer, USB Smart Card Readers, Set Top Box (S.T.B.) PC - USB interface, USB Hardware Modems, USB Wireless Modems, USB Instrumentation, USB Bar Code Readers.

Parametrics

FT232BL absolute maximum ratings: (1)Storage Temperature: –65℃ to + 150℃; (2)Floor Life (Out of Bag) at Factory Ambient (30oC/60% Relative Humidity): 192 Hours (Level 3 Compliant); (3)Ambient Temperature (Power Applied): 0℃ to + 70℃; (4)VCC Supply Voltage: -0.5 to +6.00 V; (5)D.C. Input Voltage - USBDP and USBDM: -0.5 to +3.8 V; (6)D.C. Input Voltage - High Impedance Bidirectionals: -0.5 to +(Vcc +0.5) V; (7)D.C. Input Voltage - All other Inputs: -0.5 to +(Vcc +0.5) V; (8)DC Output Current – Outputs: 24 mA; (9)DC Output Current – Low Impedance Bidirectionals: 24 mA; (10)Power Dissipation (VCC = 5.25V): 500 mW.

Features

FT232BL features: (1)Single Chip USB Asynchronous Serial Data Transfer; (2)Full Handshaking & Modem Interface Signals; (3)UART I/F Supports 7 / 8 Bit Data, 1 / 2 Stop Bits and Odd/Even/Mark/Space/No Parity; (4)Data rate 300: 3M Baud (TTL); (5)Data rate 300: 1M Baud (RS232); (6)Data rate 300: 3M Baud (RS422/RS485); (7)384 Byte Receive Buffer / 128 Byte Transmit Buffer for high data throughput; (8)Adjustable RX buffer timeout; (9)Fully Assisted Hardware or X-On / X-Off.

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Data Sheet

0-1: $3.45
1-10: $2.97
10-50: $2.76
50-100: $2.55