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UART and SPI in the same chip?

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kahlenberg:
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.

FTDI Community:
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,
FTDI Community

kahlenberg:
Ok, thank you very much.

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