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Document Reference No.: FT_000204

DB9-USB-RS232 Datasheet

Version 1.2

Clearance No.: FTDI# 130

Adds one USB serial port by connecting to the RS232 DB9 footprint of a device

Easy placement for an standard Male and Female RS232 DB9 footprint of a device

Works with USB 1.1 & 2.0 Host and Hub ports

Industry Standard FTDI chip set & device drivers for maximum compatibility

Installs as a standard Windows COM port

Supports Windows Server 2008, 2003, Vista, XP 2000, Linux, Mac OS X

128 byte transmit buffer, 256 byte receive buffer

RS-232 data signals: TxD, RxD, RTS, CTS, DSR, DTR, DCD, RI, GND

Powered by USB port. No external power adapter required.

Serial port speed up to 1Mbps

Serial Communication Parameters

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Parity: None, Even, Odd

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Data bits: 7, 8

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Flow control: RTS/CTS , DSR/DTR, X-ON/X-OFF, None

Operating temperature of -40°C to +85°C

Parameter

Performance

USB Interface

12Mbps USB 2.0 Full-Speed

RS232 Interface

Standard Windows baud rates (300bps to 921.6Kbps)

Custom baud rates (300bps to 1Mbps) through baud rate aliasing. See

FTDI Application Note: Configuring FT232R, FT2232 and FT232BM Baud

Rates

Table 1.1 – Performance Specifications

Part Number

Description

DB9-USB-M

Full Speed USB to 1-Port RS232 module to replace RS232 DB9 male connector

DB9-USB-F

Full Speed USB to 1-Port RS232 module to replace RS232 DB9 female connector

Table 1.2 – Ordering Information