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Discussion - Drivers / Re: FT_Write returning FT_OK but BytesWritten is 0
« on: January 22, 2020, 10:01:26 PM »
@FTDI Community,

I'm using the FTD2XX_NET_v1.1.0 wrapper from you guys and custom hardware, an AVR microcontroller. There's multiple i2c IO expanders in this design that all read and write i2c perfectly so it's not an i2c thing, and I can do everything else from the computer to the chip just fine. It's only Write (maybe read too but I haven't gotten that far).

Yes, I've referred to AN_255; I've literally read every app note of yours i can find multiple times but nothing works. I've even attempted to use the FTD2XX with a C++ console app and that won't work either.

What I think is happening is that Visual Studio updated the standard libraries with VS2019 and it broke the driver. My C++ console code, which is literally code copied out of the D2XX programmer's guide, will not compile when using the static driver (yes, I did follow along with TN_153 for this)...all errors come from inside the driver (which I can't access). When substituting the dll version, the code compiles but will not connect to the device. I contacted tech support a while back and he had no issues with the same code in VS2010 or 2017 i believe, but did have the same issues with VS2019.

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Discussion - Drivers / Re: FT_Write returning FT_OK but BytesWritten is 0
« on: January 22, 2020, 09:36:46 PM »
Thank you gabriel.au! I'm definitely not having the same issue based on your response!


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Discussion - Drivers / Re: FT_Write returning FT_OK but BytesWritten is 0
« on: January 17, 2020, 05:58:36 PM »
Any update on this? I too am having a similar problem with the FT201X where the C# version of FT_Write will return FT_OK but nothing is written. In my case, BytesWritten gives the correct value, however. When you try to read this data via i2c the chip returns 0, as does using the 'Read Data Available" command. Been stuck for a month now.

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Discussion - Software / How to use FT201X's GPIO with C#?
« on: December 24, 2019, 12:05:30 AM »
Hi FTDI,

I'm having a really hard time getting the GPIO to work on the FT201X. I've downloaded everything FT-X related and read it many times, I've successfully added the FTD2XX_NET.dll to my project and am able to connect to the device. This is my first experience with FTDI products, however, what is tripping me up more than anything is the documentation.

For one, the D2XX Programmer's Guide is based on C/C++, which wouldn't be a big deal, except the C# functions don't match. For instance, where' GetBitMode? It must be GetPinStates?

Then, there's nothing on how to actually use the GPIO. I finally found it in AN_373 Bit-Bang Modes for the FT-X Series, and there's examples. Sweet. So I try a simple example where I set CBUS3 output high, and then listen for a connected uC to drive CBUS0 high as an input. Doesn't work.

I debug for an hour and find that it GetPinStates for whatever reason appears to display the 1's compliment of what I expect (0b111111110 vs 0b00000001). Then after trying ~pinStates, and debugging for another hour cause that's returning 0 for some reason, I notice Visual Studio tell me that FTDI.FT_BIT_MODES.FT_BIT_MODE_CBUS_BITBANG  is only for the FT232. There's no mention of this anywhere in the documentation, and nor is there any documentation on how to actually use the 4 CBUS pins.

But there should be, the FT201 datasheet pg 11 mentions "A separate application note, AN232R-01, available from FTDI website (www.ftdichip.com) describes in more detail how to use CBUS bit bang mode." Clicking on this takes you to a broken link, and searching the site turns up a document not for the FT201.

Could someone please point me to documentation on how to use the FT201's GPIO. A programming guide for the C# driver would be a plus too!

Thank you.



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