TN_120 FT232R Errata Technical Note

TN_120 FT232R Errata Technical Note
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Issue Date: 2010-11-05
The intention of this errata technical note is to give a detailed description of any known functional or
electrical issues with the FTDI FT232R devices.
The current revision of the FT232R is revision B, released May 2007. At the time of releasing this
Technical Note there are no known issues with this silicon revision.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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FT232R Revision .................................................................................... 2
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Errata History Table – Functional Problems........................................ 3
2.1
3
Functional Problems of FT232R ........................................................... 4
3.1
Revision A ............................................................................................................ 4
3.1.1
PWREN# pulses during enumeration ...................................................................................... 4
3.1.2
BitBang Mode variable Pulse Width ........................................................................................ 4
3.1
4
Errata History Table – Electrical and Timming Specification Deviations. ...... 3
Revision B ............................................................................................................ 5
Electrical and Timing specification deviations of FT232R ................. 6
4.1
4.1.1
4.1
Revision A ............................................................................................................ 6
VCCIO cannot be set below 2.6V ............................................................................................ 6
Revision B ............................................................................................................ 6
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FT232R Package Markings.................................................................... 7
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Contact Information............................................................................... 8
Appendix C – Revision History ................................................................. 10
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FT232R Revision
FT232R part numbers are listed in Table 1. The letter at the end of date code identifies the device
revision.
The current revision of the FT232R is revision B, released May 2007. At the time of releasing this
Technical Note there are no known issues with this silicon revision.
Part Number
Package
FT232RL
28 Pin SSOP
FT232RQ
32 Pin QFN
Table 1 FT232R Part Numbers
This errata technical note covers the revisions of FT232 listed in Table 2.
Revision
Notes
A
First device revision
B
Second Device revision
Table 2 FT232R Revisions
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Errata History Table – Functional Problems
Functional
Problem
Errata occurs in
device revision
Short description
PWREN# signal will not be stable during enumeration – 3
FT232R
A
pulses.
2.1 Errata History Table – Electrical and Timming Specification
Deviations.
Deviations
FT232R
Short description
Errata occurs in device revision
Cannot set VCCIO below 2.6V
due to internal RESET# pullup
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Functional Problems of FT232R
3.1 Revision A
3.1.1 PWREN# pulses during enumeration
Introduction:
PWREN# is an output to signal if the device is enumerated and awake (logic 0) or if it is in reset/suspend
(logic 1)
Problem:
During enumeration the pins were configured as outputs and as a consequence of the 3 resets required
during enumeration the device toggled 3 times giving a false indication that the device was ready to use.
Workaround:
There are no known workarounds available. This issue is corrected at silicon revision B.
Package specific:
The effected packages are listed in Table 3.
Package
Applicable (Yes/No)
FT232RL
Y
FT232RQ
Y
Table 3
3.1.2 BitBang Mode variable Pulse Width
Introduction:
BitBang is a mode the device may be put into to allow free running data to be clocked in/out of the
device without any control bits.
Problem:
The output may be clocked out at different speeds to allow for different pulse widths. However this
clocking stage is not synchronized with the incoming data and can result in the pulse widths varying
unexpectedly on the output.
Workaround:
Set the clock divisor to 1 (baud rate = 3,000,000) and pad the data field with extra 1’s or 0’s to achieve
the required pulse width for each bit.
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Package specific:
The effected packages are listed in Table 4
Package
Applicable (Yes/No)
FT232RL
Y
FT232RQ
Y
Table 4
3.1 Revision B
There are no known new functional issues specific to revision B.
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Electrical and Timing specification deviations of FT232R
4.1 Revision A
4.1.1 VCCIO cannot be set below 2.6V
Introduction:
The FT232R device is specified to handle IO down to 1.8V.
Problem:
The FT232R device contains an internal pullup (200k) on RESET#. This is wired to VCCIO and not VCC.
If VCCIO is below 2.6V the device will not come out of reset.
Workaround:
There are no known workarounds available. This issue is corrected at silicon revision B.
Package specific:
The effected packages are listed in Table 5.
Package
Applicable (Yes/No)
FT232RL
Y
FT232RQ
Y
Table 5
4.1 Revision B
There are no known functional problems with revision B.
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FT232R Package Markings
FT232R is available in two RoHS Compliant packages, 32 pin QFN and 28 pin SSOP. An example of the
markings on each package is shown in
Figure 5-1..
YYXX-A where YY is 2 digit year code, XX is 2
digit week code and -A is the revision
XXXXXXXXXXXX is the manufacturing
LOT code
Figure 5-1 Package Markings – 28 SSOP
YYXX-A where YY is the 2 digit year code, XX is
the 2 digit week code and -A is the revision
XXXXXXX is the manufacturing LOT code
Figure 5-2 Markings – 32 QFN
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Contact Information
Head Office – Glasgow, UK
Future Technology Devices International Limited
Unit 1, 2 Seaward Place, Centurion Business Park
Glasgow G41 1HH
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 141 429 2777
Fax: +44 (0) 141 429 2758
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Web Shop URL http://www.ftdichip.com
Branch Office – Taipei, Taiwan
Future Technology Devices International Limited (Taiwan)
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Taiwan, R.O.C.
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Branch Office – Hillsboro, Oregon, USA
Future Technology Devices International Limited (USA)
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Hillsboro, OR 97123-5803
USA
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Branch Office – Shanghai, China
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ShangHai, China
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Appendix C – Revision History
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First Release
05/11/2010
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