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USB to RS232 Serial Converter Range of

Cables

Datasheet

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Version 1.3

Issue Date: 2009-12-18

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1 Description

The USB_RS232 cables are a family of USB to RS232 levels serial UART converter cables incorporating

FTDI’s FT232RQ USB to serial UART interface IC device which handles all the USB signalling and

protocols. The cables provide a fast, simple way to connect devices with a RS232 level serial UART

interface to USB.

Each USB-RS232 cable contains a small internal electronic circuit board, utilising the FT232R, which is

encapsulated into the USB connector end of the cable. The FT232R datasheet, DS_FT232R, is available at

http://www.ftdichip.com. The integrated electronics also include the RS232 level shifter plus Tx and Rx

LEDs which give a visual indication of traffic on the cable (if transparent USB connector specified).

The other end of the cable is bare, tinned wire ended connections by default, but can be customised

using different connectors to support various applications.

Cables are FCC, CE, RoHS compliant.

The USB side of the cable is USB powered and USB 2.0 full speed compatible. Each cable is 1.8m long

and supports a data transfer rate up to 1 Mbaud. Each cable supports the FTDIChip-ID™, with a unique

USB serial number programmed into the FT232R. This feature can be used to create a security or

password protected file transfer access using the cable. Further information and examples on this feature

are available at http://www.ftdichip.com under FTDIChip-ID Projects.

The USB-RS232 cables require USB drivers, available free from http://www.ftdichip.com, which are

used to make the FT232R in the cable appear as a virtual COM port (VCP). This then allows the user to

communicate with the USB interface via a standard PC serial emulation port (for example TTY). Another

FTDI USB driver, the D2XX driver, can also be used with application software to directly access the

FT232R on the cable though a DLL. This is illustrated in the Figure 1.1

VCP

TTY

USB

USB_RS232

Virtual COM Port

Software application access to USB via D2XX

USB

TTY

D2XX

DLL

Wire Ended

Customised connectors

Various Connector

Options

Wire Ended

Various Connector

Options

Customised connectors

Figure 1.1 Using the USB-RS232 Cable

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2 Cable Part Numbers

The following

Table 2.1 gives details of the available USB-RS232 cables.

Part Number

Description

End Connector*

Cable details

USB-RS232-WE-1800-BT-0.0

USB to UART cable with

RS232 level UART signals.

Black cable, Transparent

USB connector

0.0 = RED wire is 0V

Wire Ended (no

connector)

1.8m cable,6 core,

UL2464 24 AWG,

diam=5mm

USB-RS232-CC-LLLL-CU-PWR

USB to UART cable with

RS232 level UART signals.

C = cable colour (B black or

T transparent),

U = USB connector colour (B

black or T transparent)

PWR = power supply output

on red wire. 0.0 = 0V,

3.3=3.3V,5.0=5V)

CU = Connector

description.

LLLL = Length of

cable.

Table 2.1 USB-RS232 Cables Descriptions and Part Numbers

* FTDI supports customised end connector designs. For more information, please contact FTDI Sales Team

(sales1@ftdichip.com)

2.1 Certifications

FTDI USB-RS232 range of cables are fully RoHs compliant as well as CE and FCC certified.

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Table of Contents

1 Description ..................................................................................... 1

2 Cable Part Numbers ........................................................................ 2

2.1 Certifications ................................................................................................. 2

3 Typical Applications ........................................................................ 4

3.1 Driver Support .............................................................................................. 4

3.2 Features ........................................................................................................ 5

4 Features of FT232R applicable to USB-RS232 Cables ...................... 6

5 USB-RS232-WE-LLLL-CU ................................................................. 7

5.1 USB-RS232-WE Connections and Mechanical Details ..................................... 7

5.2 USB-RS232-WE Cable Signal Descriptions ..................................................... 8

5.3 USB-RS232-WE Electrical Parameters ........................................................... 8

6 Cable PCB Circuit Schematic ......................................................... 10

7 Contact Information ..................................................................... 11

Appendix A - Cable EEPROM Configuration ......................................... 12

Appendix B - List of Figures and Tables.............................................. 13

Appendix C - Revision History ............................................................ 14

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3 Typical Applications

USB to serial RS232 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.

3.1 Driver Support

Royalty free VIRTUAL COM PORT

(VCP) DRIVERS for...

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

and Server 2008

Windows XP and XP 64-bit

Windows Vista and Vista 64-bit

Windows XP Embedded

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 98, 98SE, ME, 2000, Server 2003, XP

and Server 2008

Windows XP and XP 64-bit

Windows Vista and Vista 64-bit

Windows XP Embedded

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.

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3.2 Features

USB-RS232 converter cable provides a USB to

RS232 serial interface with customised end

connectors.

Entire USB protocol handled by the electronics

in the cable USB.

EIA/TIA-232 and V.28/V.24 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.

Fully assisted hardware (RTS#/CTS#) or X-On

/ X-Off software handshaking.

Data transfer rates from 300 baud to 1 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-232 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).

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4 Features of FT232R applicable to USB-RS232 Cables

The USB-RS232 cables use FTDI’s FT232RQ USB to serial UART IC device. This section summarises the

key features of the FT232RQ which apply to the USB-RS232 USB to serial RS232 converter cables. For

further details, and a full features and enhancements description consult the FT232R datasheet.This is

available from www.ftdichip.com.

Internal EEPROM. The internal EEPROM in each cable is used to store USB Vendor ID (VID), Product ID

(PID), device serial number, product description string and various other USB configuration descriptors.

Each cable is supplied with the internal EEPROM pre-programmed as described in Appendix A - Cable

EEPROM Configuration. The internal EEPROM descriptors can be programmed in circuit, over USB

without any additional voltage requirement. It can be programmed using the FTDI utility software called

MPROG, which can be downloaded from FTDI Utilities on the FTDI website (www.ftdichip.com).

Additionally, there is a user area of the internal EEPROM available to system designers to allow storing of

data (note that this is not modified by MPROG).

Lower Operating and Suspend Current. The FT232R has a low 15mA operating supply current and a

very low USB suspend current of approximately 70μA. (Note that during suspend mode, the current

drawn by any customised cable application which uses the USB supply, should not exceed 2.5mA to

remain USB compliant)

Low USB Bandwidth Consumption. The USB interface of the FT232R, and therefore the USB-RS232

cables has been designed to use as little as possible of the total USB bandwidth available from the USB

host controller.

UART Pin Signal Inversion. The sense of each of the UART signals can be individually inverted by

configuring options in the internal EEPROM. For example CTS# (active low) can be changed to CTS

(active high), or TXD can be changed to TXD#.

FTDIChip-ID™. The FT232R includes the new FTDIChip-ID™ security dongle feature. This FTDIChip-ID™

feature allows a unique number to be burnt into each cable during manufacture. This number cannot be

reprogrammed. This number is only readable over USB can be used to form the basis of a security dongle

which can be used to protect any customer application software being copied. This allows the possibility

of using the USB-RS232 cables as a dongle for software licensing. Further to this, a renewable license

scheme can be implemented based on the FTDIChip-ID™ number when encrypted with other information.

This encrypted number can be stored in the user area of the FT232R internal EEPROM, and can be

decrypted, then compared with the protected FTDIChip-ID™ to verify that a license is valid. Web based

applications can be used to maintain product licensing this way. An application note, AN232R-02,

available from FTDI website (www.ftdichip.com) describes this feature.

Improved EMI Performance. The USB-RS232 cables are FCC and CE certified.

Extended Operating Temperature Range - The USB-RS232 cables are capable of operating over an

extended temperature range of -40º to +85º C thus allowing them to be used in automotive or industrial

applications.

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5 USB-RS232-WE-LLLL-CU-PWR

The USB-RS232-WE cable is un-terminated; it has bare and tinned wires.

The LLLL specifies the length of the cable in cm. The CU specifies the colour of the cable and the colour of

the USB connector. The cable can be either Black or transparent. The USB connector can either be black

or transparent. For simplicity, the LLLL and CU have been dropped from the following descriptions.

5.1 USB-RS232-WE-PWR Connections and Mechanical Details

The following Figure 5.1 shows the cable signals and the wire colours for the signals on the USB-RS232-

WE cable.

GND

CTS#

POWER*

TXD

RXD

RTS#

CABLE 1.8m

OV or +3.3V or +5V

(default is 0V)

BLACK

BROWN

RED

ORANGE

YELLOW

GREEN

POWER* - default is GND, but can be manufactured to provide +3.3V or +5V

Figure 5.1 USB-RS232-WE Connections

Figure 5.2 USB-RS232-WE Mechanical Details (dimensions in mm)

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5.2 USB-RS232-WE Cable Signal Descriptions

Colour

Name

Type

Description

Black

GND

Device ground supply pin.

Brown

CTS#

Input

Clear to Send Control input / Handshake signal.

Red

POWER

Output

Power output. Default is GND, but can be customised to

output +3.3V or +5V. If required, contact FTDI Sales Team

(sales1@ftdichip.com)

Orange

TXD

Output

Transmit Asynchronous Data output.

Yellow

RXD

Input

Receive Asynchronous Data input.

Green

RTS#

Output

Request To Send Control Output / Handshake signal.

Table 5.1 USB-RS232-WE Cable Signal Descriptions

5.3 USB-RS232-WE Electrical Parameters

Parameter

Description

Minimum

Typical

Maximum

Units

Conditions

VCC_5V

Output Power Voltage*

4.25

5.0*

5.25

*Default is GND. This figure

only applies when cable has

been customised to output

+5V. The range is

dependent on the USB port

that the USB-RS232-WE is

connected to

VCC_3.3V

Output Power Voltage**

3.2

3.3**

3.4

**Default is GND. This

figure only applies when

cable has been customised

to output +3.3V.

Output Power Current***

***Only applies when

POWER output is customised

to +5V or+3.3V

Must be less that 2.5mA

during suspend.

Operating Temperature

Range

-40

+85

Table 5.2 USB-RS232-WE I/O Operating Parameters

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Parameter

Description

Minimum

Typical

Maximum

Units

Conditions

Vtrans

Transmitter output voltage

swing

+/- 5

+/- 6.5

+/- 15

Vrec

Receiver input voltage

range

-25

+25

Table 5.3 USB-RS232-WE I/O Pin Characteristics

Description

Conditions

Minimum

Typical

Maximum

ESD HBM

RS-232 Inputs and Outputs

±15 kV

EN61000-4-2ContactDischarge

RS-232 Inputs and Outputs

±8 kV

EN61000-4-2AirGapDischarge

RS-232 Inputs and Outputs

±15 kV

Table 5.4 USB-RS232-WE ESD Tolerance

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6 Cable PCB Circuit Schematic

The circuit schematic for the small internal electronic circuit board, utilising the FTDI FT232R, which is

encapsulated into the USB connector end of the cable, is shown in Figure 6.1.

Customised versions of the cable are also available. Users interested in customised versions of these

cables should contact FTDI sales (sales1@ftdichip.com).

4 17 20 24 26

19 16

4.7uF +

10nF

547pF x 2

USB-DP

USB-DM RS232 LEVEL

SHIFTER

TXD

RTS#

RXD

CTS#

FT232R_TXD

FT232R_RTS

FT232R_RXD

FT232R_CTS

VCC

FT232RQ

VCC_3V3

GND

GND VCC VCC_3V3

ONLY 1 Resistor is

fitted. Default is

POWER=GND

POWER

FT232R_PWREN#

FT232R_SLEEP#

EN#

SHUTDOWN#

VCC

Charge

Pump

Caps 2

x 0.1uF

VCC

1011

LED RX

LED

100nF

V+

470nF

V-

470nF

VCC

USB “A” PLUG

GND

Figure 6.1 Circuit Schematic of PCB Used in the USB to RS232 Serial Converter Cable

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7 Contact Information

Head Office – Glasgow, UK

Future Technology Devices International Limited

Unit 1, 2 Seaward Place, Centurion Business Park

Glasgow G41 1HH

United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0) 141 429 2777

Fax: +44 (0) 141 429 2758

E-mail (Sales) sales1@ftdichip.com

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Web Site URL http://www.ftdichip.com

Web Shop URL http://www.ftdichip.com

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Taipei 114

Taiwan , R.O.C.

Tel: +886 (0) 2 8797 1330

Fax: +886 (0) 2 8751 9737

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Hillsboro, OR 97123-5803

USA

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Room 408, 317 Xianxia Road,

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Distributor and Sales Representatives

Please visit the Sales Network page of the FTDI Web site for the contact details of our distributor(s) and

sales representative(s) in your country.

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Appendix A - Cable EEPROM Configuration

Each USB-RS232 cable is controlled by the FTDI FT232R IC. This FT232R device contains an EEPROM

which contains the USB configuration descriptors for that device. When the cable is plugged into a PC or a

USB reset is performed, the PC will read these descriptors. The default values stored into the internal

EEPROM are defined in Table 0.1

Parameter

Value

Notes

USB Vendor ID (VID)

0403h

FTDI default VID (hex)

USB Product UD (PID)

6001h

FTDI default PID (hex)

Serial Number Enabled?

Yes

Serial Number

See Note

A unique serial number is generated and programmed into

the EEPROM during device final test.

Pull down I/O Pins in USB

Suspend

Disabled

Enabling this option will make the device pull down on the

UART interface lines when the power is shut off (PWREN#

is high).

Manufacturer Name

FTDI

Product Description

See note

USB-RS232-WE

Max Bus Power Current

90mA

Power Source

Bus Powered

Device Type

FT232R

USB Version

0200

Returns USB 2.0 device description to the host.

Note: The device is a USB 2.0 Full Speed device (12Mb/s)

as opposed to a USB 2.0 High Speed device (480Mb/s).

Remote Wake Up

Disabled

High Current I/Os

Enabled

Enables the high drive level on the UART and CBUS I/O

pins.

Load VCP Driver

Enabled

Makes the device load the VCP driver interface for the

device.

Invert TXD

Disabled

Signal on this pin becomes TXD# if enable.

Invert RXD

Disabled

Signal on this pin becomes RXD# if enable.

Invert RTS#

Disabled

Signal on this pin becomes RTS if enable.

Invert CTS#

Disabled

Signal on this pin becomes CTS if enable.

Table 0.1 Default Internal EEPROM Configuration

The internal EEPROM in the cable can be re-programmed over USB using the utility program MPROG.

MPROG can be downloaded from the www.ftdichip.com. Version 2.8a or later is required for the FT232R

chip. Users who do not have their own USB Vendor ID but who would like to use a unique Product ID in

their design can apply to FTDI for a free block of unique PIDs. Contact FTDI support for this service.

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Appendix B - List of Figures and Tables

List of Figures

Figure 1.1 Using the USB-RS232 Cable ......................................................................................................... 1

Figure 5.1 USB-RS232-WE Connections ....................................................................................................... 7

Figure 5.2 USB-RS232-WE Mechanical Details (dimensions in mm) ......................................................... 7

Figure 6.1 Circuit Schematic of PCB Used in the USB to RS232 Serial Converter Cable ...................... 10

List of Tables

Table 1.1 USB-RS232 Cables Descriptions and Part Numbers................................................................... 2

Table 5.1 USB-RS232-WE Cable Signal Descriptions .................................................................................. 8

Table 5.2 USB-RS232-WE I/O Operating Parameters ................................................................................... 8

Table 5.3 USB-RS232-WE I/O Pin Characteristics ........................................................................................ 9

Table 5.4 USB-RS232-WE ESD Tolerance ..................................................................................................... 9

Table 0.1 Default Internal EEPROM Configuration ..................................................................................... 12

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Appendix C - Revision History

Version Draft First Draft Aug 2008

Version 1.0 First Release September 12th 2008

Version 1.1 Update to Taiwan address October 1st 2008

Version 1.2 Update to UK and TW address February 11th 2009

Changed front sheet picture.

Added additional part numbers

Version 1.3 Changed TT to BT (Transparent to Black cable) December 18st 2009

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