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Future Technology 
Devices International Ltd 
FT4232H Quad High Speed 
USB to Multipurpose 
UART/MPSSE IC  
The FT4232H is FTDI’s 5th generation of USB devices. 
The FT4232H is a USB 2.0 High Speed (480Mb/s) to 
UART/MPSSE ICs. The device features 4 UARTs. Two 
of  these  have  an  option  to  independently  configure 
an  MPSSE  engine.  This  allows  the  FT4232H  to 
operate as two UART/Bit-Bang ports plus two MPSSE 
engines used to emulate JTAG, SPI,  I2C, Bit-bang or 
other  synchronous  serial  modes.    The  FT4232H  has 
the following advanced features:  
  Single  chip  USB  to  quad  serial  ports  with  a 
 
variety of configurations. 
Entire USB protocol handled on the chip. No USB 
specific firmware programming required. 
  USB 2.0 High Speed (480Mbits/Second) and Full 
 
Speed (12Mbits/Second) compatible. 
Two  Multi-Protocol  Synchronous  Serial  Engine 
(MPSSE) on channel A and channel B, to simplify 
synchronous  serial  protocol  (USB  to  JTAG,  I2C, 
SPI or bit-bang) design. 
Independent Baud rate generators. 
 
  RS232/RS422/RS485  UART  Transfer  Data  Rate 
up  to  12Mbaud.  (RS232  Data  Rate  limited  by 
external level shifter). 
FTDI’s  royalty-free  Virtual  Com  Port  (VCP)  and 
Direct  (D2XX)  drivers  eliminate  the  requirement 
for USB driver development in most cases. 
 
  Highly  integrated  design  includes  +1.8V  LDO 
regulator  for  VCORE,  integrated  POR  function 
and  on  chip  clock  multiplier  PLL  (12MHz  – 
480MHz). 
FTDI  FT232B  style,  asynchronous  serial  UART 
interface  option  with  full  hardware  handshaking 
and modem interface signals. 
Fully assisted hardware or X-On / X-Off software 
handshaking. 
 
 
  UART  Interface  supports  7/8  bit  data,  1/2  stop 
bits, and Odd/Even/Mark/Space/No Parity. 
  Auto-transmit  enable  control  for  RS485  serial 
applications using TXDEN pin. 
  Operational 
configuration  mode  and  USB 
in  external 
Description  strings  configurable 
EEPROM over the USB interface. 
Low operating and USB suspend current. 
 
  Configurable  I/O  drive  strength  (4,  8,  12  or 
16mA) and slew rate. 
  Supports  bus  powered,  self-powered  and  high-
power bus powered USB configurations. 
  UHCI/OHCI/EHCI host controller compatible. 
  USB  Bulk  data  transfer  mode  (512  byte  packets 
in High Speed mode). 
  Dedicated  Windows  DLLs  available  for  USB  to 
JTAG, USB to SPI, and USB to I2C applications. 
  +1.8V  (chip  core)  and  +3.3V  I/O  interfacing 
  Optional  traffic  TX/RX  indicators  can  be  added 
with  LEDs  and  an  external  74HC595  shift 
register. 
 
(+5V Tolerant).  
Extended  -40°C  to  85°C  industrial  operating 
temperature range. 
  Adjustable receive buffer timeout. 
  Support for USB suspend  and resume conditions 
  Compact 64-LD Lead Free LQFP or QFN package 
  Available  in  compact  Pb-free  56  Pin  VQFN 
via PWREN#, SUSPEND# and RI# pins. 
 
packages (RoHS compliant) 
  +3.3V single supply operating voltage range. 
 
ESD protection for FT4232H IO’s: 
Human Body Model (HBM) ±2kV,  
Machine Mode (MM) ±200V, 
Charge Device Model (CDM) ±500V,   
Latch-up free.            
 
 
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1  Typical Applications 
  Single chip USB to four channels UART (RS232, 
RS422 or RS485) or Bit-Bang interfaces. 
  Numerous combinations of 4 channels. 
  Upgrading Legacy Peripheral Designs to USB 
  Single  chip  USB  to  2  JTAG  channels  plus  2 
UARTS.  
  Single  chip  USB  to  1  JTAG  channel  plus  3 
UARTS.  
  Single chip USB to 1 SPI channel plus 3 UARTS.  
  Single  chip  USB  to  2  SPI  channels  plus  2 
UARTS.  
  Single  chip  USB  to  2  Bit-Bang  channels  plus  2 
UARTS.  
  Single  chip  USB  to  1  SPI  channel,  plus  1  JTAG 
channel plus 2 UARTS.  
  Single  chip  USB  to  2  I2C  channels  plus  2 
UARTS.  
 
 
1.1  Driver Support 
Field Upgradable USB Products 
 
  Cellular  and  cordless  phone  USB  data  transfer 
 
cables and interfaces. 
Interfacing MCU / PLD / FPGA based designs to 
USB  
PDA to USB data transfer 
 
  USB Smart Card Readers 
  USB Instrumentation 
  USB Industrial Control  
  USB MP3 Player Interface 
  USB FLASH Card Reader / Writers 
  Set Top Box PC - USB interface 
  USB Digital Camera Interface 
  USB Bar Code Readers 
 
The  FT4232H  requires  USB  drivers  (listed below),  available  free  from  http://www.ftdichip.com,  which  are 
used to make the FT4232H appear as a virtual COM port (VCP). This allows the user to communicate with 
the USB interface via a standard PC serial emulation port (for example TTY). Another FTDI USB driver, the 
D2XX driver, can also be used with application software to directly access the FT4232H through a DLL. 
 
Royalty free VIRTUAL COM PORT 
(VCP) DRIVERS for... 
Royalty free D2XX Direct Drivers 
(USB Drivers + DLL S/W Interface) 
  Windows 10 32,64-bit 
  Windows 10 32,64-bit 
  Windows 8/8.1 32,64-bit 
  Windows 8/8.1 32,64-bit 
  Windows 7 32,64-bit 
  Windows 7 32,64-bit 
  Windows Vista and Vista 64-bit 
  Windows Vista and Vista 64-bit 
  Windows XP and XP 64-bit 
  Windows XP and XP 64-bit 
  Windows 98, 98SE, ME, 2000, Server 2003, XP, 
  Windows 98, 98SE, ME, 2000, Server 2003, XP, 
Server 2008 and server 2012 R2 
Server 2008 and server 2012 R2 
  Windows XP Embedded 
  Windows XP Embedded 
  Windows CE 4.2, 5.0 and 6.0 
  Windows CE 4.2, 5.0 and 6.0 
  Mac OS 8/9, OS-X 
 
Linux 2.4 and greater 
Linux 2.4 and greater 
  Android(J2xx) 
 
 
For driver installation, please refer to the installation guides on our website: 
http://www.ftdichip.com/Support/Documents/InstallGuides.htm 
 
The following additional installation guides application notes and technical notes are also available: 
  AN_113, “Interfacing FT2232H Hi-Speed Devices To I2C Bus”. 
  AN_109 – “Programming Guide for High Speed FTCI2C DLL” 
  AN_110 – “Programming Guide for High Speed FTCJTAG DLL” 
  AN_111 – “Programming Guide for High Speed FTCSPI DLL” 
  AN 113 – “Interfacing FT2232H Hi-Speed Devices To I2C Bus” 
  AN114 – “Interfacing FT2232H Hi-Speed Devices To SPI Bus” 
  AN135 – MPSSE Basics  
  AN108 - Command Processor For MPSSE and MCU Host Bus Emulation Modes 
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1.2  Part Numbers 
Part Number 
Package 
64 Pin LQFP  
64 Pin QFN  
56 Pin VQFN  
FT4232HL-XXXX  
FT4232HQ-XXXX  
FT4232H-56Q-XXXX  
 
Note: Packaging codes for xxxx is: 
 
-  Reel:  Taped  and  Reel  (LQFP  =1000  pcs  per  reel,  QFN-64  =4000  pcs  per  reel,  QFN-56  =  3000  pcs  per 
reel) 
 
- Tray: Tray packing, (LQFP =160 pcs per tray, QFN-64 =260 pcs per tray, QFN-56 = 260 pcs per tray) 
 
Please refer to section 8 for all package mechanical parameters. 
 
1.3  USB Compliant 
The FT4232H is fully compliant with the USB 2.0 specification and has been given the USB-IF Test-ID (TID) 
40720024.  
 
The timing of the rise/fall time of the USB signals is not only dependant on the USB signal drivers, it is also 
dependant  system  and  is  affected  by  factors  such  as  PCB  layout,  external  components  and  any  transient 
protection  present  on  the  USB  signals.  For  USB  compliance  these  may  require  a  slight  adjustment.   This 
timing can be modified through a programmable setting stored in the same external EEPROM that is used 
for  the  USB  descriptors.   Timing  can  also  be  changed  by  adding  appropriate  passive  components  to  the 
USB signals. 
 
 
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2  FT4232H Block Diagram 
 
For a description of each function please refer to Section 4. 
Figure 2.1 FT4232H Block Diagram 
 
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Table of Contents 
 
1  Typical Applications .......................................................... 2 
1.1  Driver Support ............................................................................. 2 
1.2  Part Numbers ............................................................................... 3 
1.3  USB Compliant ............................................................................. 3 
2  FT4232H Block Diagram .................................................... 4 
3  Device Pin Out and Signal Description ............................... 7 
3.1  64-pin LQFP and QFN Package ..................................................... 7 
3.1.1  Schematic Symbol ....................................................................................... 7 
3.1.2  Pin Descriptions ........................................................................................... 7 
3.1.3  Common Pins .............................................................................................. 9 
3.1.4  Configured Pins ......................................................................................... 10 
3.2  56-pin VQFN Package ................................................................ 11 
3.2.1  Schematic Symbol for FT4232H-56Q ............................................................ 12 
3.2.2  Pin Descriptions for FT4232H-56Q................................................................ 12 
3.2.3  Common Pins for FT4232H-56Q ................................................................... 14 
3.2.4  Configured Pins for FT4232H-56Q ................................................................ 15 
4  Function Description ....................................................... 17 
4.1  Key Features .............................................................................. 17 
4.2  Functional Block Descriptions .................................................... 17 
4.3  FT232 UART Interface Mode Description .................................... 18 
4.3.1  RS232 Configuration .................................................................................. 18 
4.3.2  RS422 Configuration .................................................................................. 19 
4.3.3  RS485 Configuration .................................................................................. 20 
4.4  MPSSE Interface Mode Description ............................................ 21 
4.4.1  MPSSE Adaptive Clocking ............................................................................ 22 
4.5  Synchronous & Asynchronous Bit-Bang Interface Mode Desc. ... 23 
4.5.1  Asynchronous Bit-Bang Mode ...................................................................... 23 
4.5.2  Synchronous Bit-Bang Mode ........................................................................ 23 
4.6  FT4232H Mode Selection ............................................................ 24 
5  Devices Characteristics and Ratings ................................ 25 
5.1  Absolute Maximum Ratings ........................................................ 25 
5.2  DC Characteristics ...................................................................... 25 
5.3  ESD Tolerance ............................................................................ 27 
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5.4  Thermal Characteristics ............................................................. 27 
 
 
6  FT4232H Configurations .................................................. 28 
6.1  USB Bus Powered Configuration ................................................ 28 
6.2  USB Self Powered Configuration ................................................ 30 
6.3  Oscillator Configuration ............................................................. 32 
6.4  4 Channel Transmit and Receiver LED Indication Example ......... 33 
7  EEPROM Configuration .................................................... 34 
7.1  Default EEPROM Configuration ................................................... 34 
8  Package Parameters ....................................................... 36 
8.1  FT4232HQ, QFN-64 Package Dimensions ................................... 36 
8.2  FT4232HL, LQFP-64 Package Dimensions .................................. 37 
8.3  FT4232H-56Q, VQFN-56 Package Dimensions ............................ 38 
8.4  Solder Reflow Profile ................................................................. 39 
9  Contact Information ........................................................ 40 
Appendix A – References ................................................... 41 
Document References ....................................................................... 41 
Acronyms and Abbreviations ............................................................ 41 
Appendix B - List of Figures and Tables ............................. 43 
List of Tables .................................................................................... 43 
List of Figures ................................................................................... 43 
Appendix C - Revision History ............................................ 45 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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3  Device Pin Out and Signal Description 
 
3.1  64-pin LQFP and QFN Package 
The 64-pin LQFP and 64-pin QFN have the same pin numbering for specific functions. This pin numbering is 
illustrated in the schematic symbol shown in Figure 3.1.  
 
3.1.1 
Schematic Symbol 
Figure 3.1 FT4232HL and FT4232HQ Schematic Symbol 
 
 
 
3.1.2 
Pin Descriptions 
This section describes the operation of the FT4232H pins for 64-pin LQFP and 64-pin QFN. Both the 64-pin 
QFN and LQFP packages have the same function on each pin. The function of many pins is determined by 
the  configuration  of  the  FT4232H.  The  following  table  details  the  function  of  each  pin  dependent  on  the 
configuration of the interface. Each of the functions is described in Table 3.1. 
 
Note: The convention used throughout this document for active low signals is the signal name followed by 
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FT4232HL and FT4232HQ (64-pin) 
Pins 
Pin Name 
ASYNC Serial 
(RS232) 
Pin functions (depend on configuration) 
ASYNC Bit-
bang 
Channel A  
SYNC Bit-
bang 
D0 
D1 
D2 
D3 
D4 
D5 
D6 
D7 
Channel B 
D0 
D1 
D2 
D3 
D4 
D5 
D6 
D7 
Channel C 
D0 
D1 
D2 
D3 
D4 
D5 
D6 
D7 
Channel D 
D0 
D1 
D2 
D3 
D4 
D5 
D6 
D7 
D0 
D1 
D2 
D3 
D4 
D5 
D6 
D7 
D0 
D1 
D2 
D3 
D4 
D5 
D6 
D7 
D0 
D1 
D2 
D3 
D4 
D5 
D6 
D7 
D0 
D1 
D2 
D3 
D4 
D5 
D6 
D7 
MPSSE 
TCK/SK 
TDI/DO 
TDO/DI 
TMS/CS 
GPIOL0 
GPIOL1 
GPIOL2 
GPIOL3 
TCK/SK 
TDI/DO 
TDO/DI 
TMS/CS 
GPIOL0 
GPIOL1 
GPIOL2 
GPIOL3 
 
RS232 or Bit-Bang 
interface 
RS232 or Bit-Bang 
interface 
RS232 or Bit-Bang 
interface 
RS232 or Bit-Bang 
interface 
RS232 or Bit-Bang 
interface 
RS232 or Bit-Bang 
interface 
RS232 or Bit-Bang 
interface 
RS232 or Bit-Bang 
interface 
RS232 or Bit-Bang 
interface 
RS232 or Bit-Bang 
interface 
RS232 or Bit-Bang 
interface 
RS232 or Bit-Bang 
interface 
RS232 or Bit-Bang 
interface 
RS232 or Bit-Bang 
interface 
RS232 or Bit-Bang 
interface 
RS232 or Bit-Bang 
interface 
PWREN# 
 
Pin 
# 
16 
17 
18 
19 
21 
22 
23 
24 
26 
27 
28 
29 
30 
32 
33 
34 
ADBUS0 
ADBUS1 
ADBUS2 
ADBUS3 
ADBUS4 
ADBUS5 
ADBUS6 
ADBUS7 
BDBUS0 
BDBUS1 
BDBUS2 
BDBUS3 
BDBUS4 
BDBUS5 
BDBUS6 
BDBUS7 
38 
CDBUS0 
39 
CDBUS1 
40 
CDBUS2 
41 
CDBUS3 
43 
CDBUS4 
44 
CDBUS5 
45 
CDBUS6 
TXD 
RXD 
RTS# 
CTS# 
DTR# 
DSR# 
DCD# 
RI#/ TXDEN* 
TXD 
RXD 
RTS# 
CTS# 
DTR# 
DSR# 
DCD# 
RI#/ TXDEN* 
TXD 
RXD 
RTS# 
CTS# 
DTR# 
DSR# 
DCD# 
46 
CDBUS7 
RI#/ TXDEN* 
48 
DDBUS0 
52 
DDBUS1 
53 
DDBUS2 
54 
DDBUS3 
55 
DDBUS4 
57 
DDBUS5 
58 
DDBUS6 
TXD 
RXD 
RTS# 
CTS# 
DTR# 
DSR# 
DCD# 
59 
DDBUS7 
RI#/ TXDEN* 
60 
36 
PWREN# 
SUSPEND
# 
 
PWREN# 
PWREN# 
PWREN# 
SUSPEND# 
SUSPEND# 
SUSPEND# 
SUSPEND# 
Configuration memory interface 
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