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Author Topic: UART and SPI in the same chip?  (Read 9593 times)

kahlenberg

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UART and SPI in the same chip?
« on: September 19, 2018, 01:23:12 PM »

Hi,
Is there any FTDI chip that handles UART and SPI in one chip?
I need UART and SPI in my project and I don't want to employ two chips.
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Re: UART and SPI in the same chip?
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2018, 02:23:08 PM »

Hello,

Yes, please consider our FT2232H (2 channel) or FT4232H (4 channel) ICs.

So you could have one channel for UART and the other for SPI.
Note the SPI is a master only.
By default the channel is UART, so the other channel would need to be configured for SPI

See FTDI MPSSE Basics.
See our existing MPSSE Example projects:

https://www.ftdichip.com/Support/SoftwareExamples/MPSSE.htm

There are two options to use I2C/SPI modes with the MPSSE engine:

a.            Use LibMPSSE libraries. Example code is provided with the download. Please note that there is a beta version of LibMPSSE: libMPSSE__0_6_Beta.zip.
b.            Use D2XX drivers direct. Example code is shown at SPI. AN_108 Command Processor For MPSSE and MCU Host Bus Emulation Modes provides the necessary information.

We have hardware available for test and evaluation:

FT2232H Mini-Module
FT2232H-56 Mini-Module

The FT2232H-56 Mini-Module is easier to power by just using a jumper. The other module requires some external connections.

Best Regards,
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« Last Edit: September 13, 2019, 03:22:13 PM by FTDI Community »
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kahlenberg

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Re: UART and SPI in the same chip?
« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2018, 11:36:10 AM »

Ok, thank you very much.
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