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General Category => Discussion - Drivers => Topic started by: FTDI Community on October 03, 2017, 11:27:30 AM
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The user can create 32bit or 64bit dynamic or statically linked projects using the D2XX drivers.
Read more in TN_153 Instructions on Including the D2XX Driver in a Visual Studio Express 2013 Project (http://www.ftdichip.com/Support/Documents/TechnicalNotes/TN_153%20Instructions%20on%20Including%20the%20D2XX%20Driver%20in%20a%20VS%20Express%202013%20Project.pdf)
The necessary driver files can be downloaded here:
D2XX Drivers (http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/D2XX.htm)
Note: The current free version of Visual Studio is Visual Studio Community 2017.
It allows you to use for 30 days without a Microsoft account. However, after this period it asks you to sign in. You can create a free Microsoft account which will allow you to continue to use Visual Studio for free.
The following simple code can be used as a test:
#include "stdafx.h"
#include <windows.h>
#include "ftd2xx.h"
int main()
{
FT_HANDLE ftHandle;
FT_STATUS ftStatus;
ftStatus = FT_Open(0, &ftHandle);
ftStatus |= FT_SetUSBParameters(ftHandle, 4096, 4096); // Set USB transfer sizes
ftStatus |= FT_SetChars(ftHandle, false, 0, false, 0); // Disable event characters
ftStatus |= FT_SetTimeouts(ftHandle, 5000, 5000); // Set read/write timeouts to 5 sec
ftStatus |= FT_SetLatencyTimer(ftHandle, 16); // Latency timer at default 16ms
ftStatus |= FT_SetFlowControl(ftHandle, FT_FLOW_NONE, 0x11, 0x13); // No flow control
ftStatus |= FT_SetBaudRate(ftHandle, 9600); // Baud rate = 9600
ftStatus |= FT_SetDataCharacteristics(ftHandle, FT_BITS_8, FT_STOP_BITS_1,
FT_PARITY_NONE);
if (ftStatus != FT_OK) printf("ftStatus not ok %d\n", ftStatus); //check for error
else
{
char data_out[12] = "Hello World";
DWORD w_data_len = 12;
DWORD data_written;
ftStatus = FT_Write(ftHandle, data_out, w_data_len, &data_written);
char data_in[12];
DWORD r_data_len = 12;
DWORD data_read;
ftStatus = FT_Read(ftHandle, data_in, r_data_len, &data_read);
if (ftStatus != FT_OK)
printf("ftStatus not ok %d\n", ftStatus);
else
printf("Data Read: %s\n", data_in);
}
ftStatus = FT_Close(ftHandle);
printf("Press Return To End Program");
getchar();
return 0;
}