FT240X USB 8-BIT FIFO IC Datasheet
Version 1.3
Document No.: FT_000626 Clearance No.: FTDI# 259
1 Typical Applications
Upgrading Legacy Peripherals to USB
Utilising USB to add system modularity
USB Industrial Control
USB MP3 Player Interface
Incorporate USB interface to enable PC
transfers for development system
communication
USB FLASH Card Reader and Writers
Set Top Box PC - USB interface
USB Digital Camera Interface
Cellular and Cordless Phone USB data transfer
cables and interfaces
USB Software and Hardware Encryption
Dongles
Interfacing MCU/PLD/FPGA based designs to
USB
USB Instrumentation
USB Audio and Low Bandwidth Video data
transfer
USB dongle implementations for Software/
Hardware Encryption and Wireless Modules
USB Smart Card Readers
Provides detection of dedicated charging ports
for charging batteries in portable devices.
1.1 Driver Support
Royalty free VIRTUAL COM PORT
(VCP) DRIVERS for...
Royalty free D2XX Direct Drivers
(USB Drivers + DLL S/W Interface)
Windows 8 32,64-bit
Windows 7 32,64-bit
Windows Vista and Vista 64-bit
Windows XP and XP 64-bit
Windows XP Embedded
Server 2003, XP and Server 2008
Windows CE 4.2, 5.0 and 6.0
Mac OS-X
Windows 8 32,64-bit
Windows 7 32,64-bit
Windows Vista and Vista 64-bit
Windows XP and XP 64-bit
Windows XP Embedded
Server 2003, XP and Server 2008
Windows CE 4.2, 5.0 and 6.0
Mac OS-X
Linux 3.2 and greater
Android
Linux 2.6 and greater
Android
The drivers listed above are all available to download for free from FTDI website (www.ftdichip.com).
Various 3rd party drivers are also available for other operating systems - see FTDI website
(www.ftdichip.com) for details. For driver installation, please refer to the application note AN232B-10.
For driver installation, please refer to http://www.ftdichip.com/Documents/InstallGuides.htm
1.2 Part Numbers
Part Number
Package
FT240XQ-x
24 Pin QFN
24 Pin SSOP
FT240XS-x
Note: Packaging codes for x is:
-R: Taped and Reel, (SSOP is 3,000pcs per reel, QFN is 5,000pcs per reel).
- U: Tube packing, 58pcs per tube (SSOP only)
- T: Tray packing, 490pcs per tray (QFN only)
For example: FT240XQ-R is 5,000pcs taped and reel packing
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