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Document Reference No.: FT_000401

USB 2.0 HI-SPEED TO MPSSE CABLE Datasheet

Version 1.0

Clearance No.: FTDI# 214

1 Description

The USB 2.0 Hi-Speed to MPSSE cable contains a small internal electronic circuit board, utilising the

FTDI FT232H, which is encapsulated into the USB connector end of the cable, this handles all the USB

signalling and protocols. The cable provides a fast, simple way to connect devices with 3.3 Volt digital

interfaces to USB. For full details of the IC, consult the FT232H datasheet, this is available from

DS_FT232H.

The integrated FT232H device incorporates a command processor called the Multi-Protocol Synchronous

Serial Engine (MPSSE). The purpose of the MPSSE command processor is to communicate with devices

available in the MPSSE application note - AN_108.

The cable is terminated by ten individual wires with single pole connectors which can be interfaced to a

male header. Cable signals are compliant with CMOS logic at 3.3 volts.

The FT232H is a single channel USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (480Mb/s) to UART/FIFO IC. It can be configured in a

software.

The cable is powered from a USB host port and is USB 2.0 Hi-Speed compatible. The cable is 0.5m long

and supports a data transfer up to 30Mbps in MPSSE mode.

The C232HM MPSSE cable requires USB device drivers, available free from http://www.ftdichip.com. The

D2XX driver is used with application software to directly access the FT232H in the cable though a DLL.

This is illustrated in the Figure 1-1

The C232HM MPSSE cable uses the FTDI’s FT232H USB to serial IC device.

Software application access to USB via D2XX

USB

API

10 Female pin

headers

Connector

C232HM

Figure 1-1 Using the C232HM MPSSE Cable