| Welcome to the FTDI Knowledgebase |
 | Application Software |
| General |
| Why is my device not detected by FT_ListDevices when a device is connected? |
| Is there a VCP Programmer's Guide? |
| How do I open COM10 or higher under Windows XP? |
| How can I open a port on the FT2232C using D2XX drivers? |
| C++ Builder |
| Why do I get a linker error? |
| LabVIEW |
| Why can't I run the FTDI LabVIEW examples? |
| LabWindows/CVI |
| Why doesn't my LabWindows/CVI project compile? |
| Drivers |
| General |
| Can I use FTDI's VID for my own product? |
| If I use FTDI's VID, will customers think my device is an FTDI device? |
| Are there drivers for MS-DOS available? |
| Are there drivers for Windows NT available? |
| Why do I get a 30 second delay when booting with FT232/FT245 devices attached? |
| Where can I find ports in the registry? |
| Do FTDI distribute driver source code? |
| Can I make FTDI devices appear as a different device class? |
| How do I enable asynchronous vendor commands? |
| How is the automatic serial number generated? |
| What Baud rates are achieveable? |
| Can I install VCP and D2XX drivers at the same time? |
| Why does my mouse not work when I connect my FTDI based GPS unit? |
| FT2232C |
| Can I set individual descriptors for each channel? |
| Can I use one port in VCP mode and the other in D2XX mode? |
| Why can't I install VCP drivers for my FT2232C? |
| Why can't I install D2XX drivers for my FT2232C? |
| FT232BM |
| Why can't I install D2XX drivers for my FT232BM under Windows XP? |
| FT245BM |
| Why can't I install D2XX drivers for my FT245BM under Windows XP? |
| Hardware |
| General |
| How long can my USB cable be? |
| What does the 1.5kOhm resistor on the USB DP line do? |
| Which oscillators/resonators are compatible with the reference designs? |
| Why doesn't my crystal oscillate? |
| Why doesn't my FT232BM/FT245BM work when connected to a USB 2.0 host controller or USB 2.0 hub? |
| Why do I get repeated data when I read from the FT245BM? |
| How can I tell if there is data available to read in the FT245BM? |
| Which EEPROM should I choose for my design? |
| How is the EEPROM data organised? |
| When do FTDI devices read the EEPROM? |
| Is there an IBIS model for FTDI devices? |
| What are the packing, handling and storage instructions for FTDI devices? |
| What is the material content of FTDI devices? |
| Modules |
| Why doesn't my DLP board power-up? |
| The LEDs don't flash on my US232B cable. Is it broken? |
| PCB Layout |
| How far can the USB connector be from the FTDI device? |
| Can FTDI devices be powered in a "mixed" mode? |
| What are the trace geometry requirements? |
| Should the 27Ohm series resistors be located next to the IC or the USB connector? |
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