Mouser Electronics is now selling FTDI Chip ’s FT4232HA automotive high-speed USB to UART/MPSSE . The FT4232HA is an automotive-compliant USB 2.0 to UART adapter IC that seamlessly provides high-speed USB support to target designs. Featuring four independently configurable interfaces, the FT4232HA device provides a highly flexible solution for a range of automotive and general USB applications, including smart card readers, industrial controls, media player interfaces and set-top box interfaces.

FTDI Chip FT4232HA automotive high-speed USB to UART/MPSSE, supports multiple configurations of single-chip USB to four serial ports. Two of the device's four configurable interfaces can be configured as UART, JTAG, SPI, I²C, or Bit-Bang mode using MPSSE with independent baud rate generators, while the remaining two interfaces can be configured as UART Or Bit-Bang mode.

The highly rugged FT4232HA device is suitable for a range of automotive applications and is AEC Level 2 compliant with an operating temperature range from -40°C to +105°C. The IC also features low operating current and USB suspend current, and supports bus-powered, self-powered, and bus-powered high-power USB configurations.

For ease of development, Mouser also offers the FT4232HA Mini Module, a small evaluation board with a pre-installed FT4232HB and an onboard USB port for easy connection to a PC. The evaluation module also includes two 26-pin dual-row headers for easy connection to PCB header sockets and ribbon cables.