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FT232HL-REEL

FTDI · USB Converters · LQFP-48(7x7)

FT232HL-REEL from FTDI, in a LQFP-48(7x7). Pinout and pin descriptions extracted from the manufacturer datasheet by ds2sf; symbol, footprint, and 3D from KiCad-official CAD.

Pinout

Pin Name Type Function
1 OSCI input Oscillator input. Connect the 12 MHz crystal reference across OSCI/OSCO (with load caps), or drive from an external clock source.
2 OSCO output Oscillator output for the 12 MHz crystal. Connect to the far side of the crystal with its load capacitor to GND; leave floating when using an external clock on OSCI.
3 VPHY power_in +3.3V input, internal USB PHY supply. Must NOT be connected directly to the USB VBUS supply; use a 3.3V regulator and filter with an LC filter (see section 6.1).
4 AGND power_in 0V analog ground. Tie all AGND pins to the board ground plane.
5 REF passive Analog current reference. Connect a 12KΩ 1% resistor from this pin to GND to set the internal bias current.
6 DM bidirectional USB 2.0 differential data signal minus (D-). Connect to the USB connector D- through the recommended series/EMI network.
7 DP bidirectional USB 2.0 differential data signal plus (D+). Connect to the USB connector D+ through the recommended series/EMI network.
8 VPLL power_in +3.3V input, internal PLL supply. Recommended to be filtered with an LC filter from the same 3.3V rail as VPHY (see section 6.1).
9 AGND power_in 0V analog ground.
10 GND power_in 0V digital ground.
11 GND power_in 0V digital ground.
12 VCCIO power_in +3.3V I/O interface power supply input. Sets the output voltage level for all ADBUS and ACBUS pins.
13 ADBUS0 bidirectional Bus A bit 0. Default UART: TXD (async serial transmit). Reconfigurable to D0 (FT245 sync/async FIFO, bit-bang, CPU FIFO), TCK/SK (MPSSE JTAG/SPI clock), FSDI (fast serial data in) or MIOSI0 (FT1248).
14 ADBUS1 bidirectional Bus A bit 1. Default UART: RXD (async serial receive). Reconfigurable to D1 (FIFO/bit-bang), TDI/DO (MPSSE), FSCLK (fast serial clock) or MIOSI1 (FT1248).
15 ADBUS2 bidirectional Bus A bit 2. Default UART: RTS# (request-to-send, active low). Reconfigurable to D2, TDO/DI (MPSSE), FSDO or MIOSI2 (FT1248).
16 ADBUS3 bidirectional Bus A bit 3. Default UART: CTS# (clear-to-send input, active low). Reconfigurable to D3, TMS/CS (MPSSE), FSCTS or MIOSI3 (FT1248).
17 ADBUS4 bidirectional Bus A bit 4. Default UART: DTR# (data-terminal-ready output, active low). Reconfigurable to D4, GPIOL0 (MPSSE), fast-serial TriSt-UP, or MIOSI4 (FT1248).
18 ADBUS5 bidirectional Bus A bit 5. Default UART: DSR# (data-set-ready input, active low). Reconfigurable to D5, GPIOL1 (MPSSE), TriSt-UP or MIOSI5 (FT1248).
19 ADBUS6 bidirectional Bus A bit 6. Default UART: DCD# (data-carrier-detect input, active low). Reconfigurable to D6, GPIOL2 (MPSSE), TriSt-UP or MIOSI6 (FT1248).
20 ADBUS7 bidirectional Bus A bit 7. Default UART: RI# (ring indicator input, active low). Taking RI# low can wake the PC USB host from suspend when remote wake-up is enabled in EEPROM. Reconfigurable to D7, GPIOL3 (MPSSE) or MIOSI7 (FT1248).
21 ACBUS0 bidirectional Configurable ACBUS I/O pin. Default TXDEN (RS485 driver enable) when EEPROM sets that option, otherwise TriState with 75KΩ pull-up to VCCIO. EEPROM-selectable to PWREN#, TXLED#, RXLED#, TX&RXLED#, SLEEP#, CLK30/15/7.5, DRIVE0/1 (see Table 3.5).
22 GND power_in 0V digital ground.
23 GND power_in 0V digital ground.
24 VCCIO power_in +3.3V I/O interface power supply input. Sets output level for the ADBUS/ACBUS pins on this side of the die.
25 ACBUS1 bidirectional Configurable ACBUS I/O pin. Default tri-state input with 75KΩ pull-up to VCCIO; commonly used for TXE#, WRSTB#, GPIOH1, A0 (CPU FIFO) or SS_n (FT1248). EEPROM-selectable to any ACBUS signal in Table 3.5.
26 ACBUS2 bidirectional Configurable ACBUS I/O pin. Default tri-state input with 75KΩ pull-up to VCCIO; RD#, RDSTB#, GPIOH2 or MISO (FT1248) in the various modes. EEPROM-selectable to any ACBUS signal in Table 3.5.
27 ACBUS3 bidirectional Configurable ACBUS I/O pin. Default RXLED# when EEPROM selects it, else tri-state pull-up. In other modes: WR#, GPIOH3 or ACBUS3 (FT1248).
28 ACBUS4 bidirectional Configurable ACBUS I/O pin. Default TXLED# when EEPROM selects it, else SIWU# (Send-Immediate/Wake-Up input) in most FIFO/serial modes, or GPIOH4 in MPSSE.
29 ACBUS5 bidirectional Configurable ACBUS I/O pin. In Sync FIFO mode: CLKOUT (60 MHz FIFO clock output). Otherwise tri-state pull-up input or GPIOH5 (MPSSE).
30 ACBUS6 bidirectional Configurable ACBUS I/O pin. In Sync FIFO mode: OE# (output enable, active low). Otherwise tri-state pull-up input or GPIOH6 (MPSSE).
31 ACBUS7 bidirectional Configurable ACBUS I/O pin. Default PWRSAV# / PWRSAV# in most modes, or WRSAV# (UART) / GPIOH7 (MPSSE). Defaults to GPIO line with an internal 75KΩ pull-down to GND (can be switched to USBVCC mode via EEPROM).
32 ACBUS8 bidirectional Configurable ACBUS I/O pin. Default tri-state input with 75KΩ pull-up to VCCIO; EEPROM-selectable to any ACBUS signal in Table 3.5 (bit-bang capable).
33 ACBUS9 bidirectional Configurable ACBUS I/O pin. Default tri-state input with 75KΩ pull-up to VCCIO; EEPROM-selectable to any ACBUS signal in Table 3.5 (bit-bang capable).
34 RESET# input Chip reset input, active low. Tie to VCCIO through a pull-up (typically 10KΩ) or leave high for normal operation.
35 GND power_in 0V digital ground.
36 GND power_in 0V digital ground.
37 VCCA power_out +1.8V LDO output for the analog core. Do not use as a supply for external circuitry; terminate with a 0.1uF ceramic capacitor to GND.
38 VCCCORE power_out +1.8V LDO output for the digital core. Do not use as a supply for external circuitry; terminate with a 0.1uF ceramic capacitor to GND.
39 VCCD bidirectional +3.3V output OR input. If VREGIN (pin 40) is driven at +5.0V, VCCD becomes an LDO OUTPUT (~3.3V, decouple with 0.1uF/4.7uF). If VREGIN is driven at +3.3V, VCCD becomes an INPUT that must be tied to the 3.3V rail.
40 VREGIN power_in +5.0V or +3.3V power supply input to the internal LDO. Feed from the USB VBUS (via a bulk cap) in bus-powered designs, or from a regulated 3.3V rail in self-powered designs.
41 AGND power_in 0V analog ground.
42 TEST input IC test pin. Must be tied to GND for normal operation; leaving it floating puts the FT232H into a factory test mode.
43 EEDATA bidirectional Serial data to/from the external 93C46/93C56/93C66 EEPROM. Connect directly to the EEPROM DI pin AND to DO through a 2.2KΩ series resistor; also pull DO up to VCCD with 10KΩ. Tri-stated during device reset.
44 EECLK output Clock output to the external EEPROM (SK pin). Tri-stated during device reset; drives the EEPROM SPI clock otherwise.
45 EECS bidirectional EEPROM chip-select output (SPI CS). Tri-stated during device reset. If no EEPROM is fitted the FT232H uses its default USB descriptors.
46 VCCIO power_in +3.3V I/O interface power supply input. Decouple with 0.1uF to GND.
47 GND power_in 0V digital ground.
48 GND power_in 0V digital ground.

Key specifications

Parameter Value
Manufacturer FTDI
Package LQFP-48(7x7)
Category Interface
Pins 48

Ordering variants

Same part, different packaging or reel option.

  • FT232HL-Reel
  • FT232HL-Tray
  • FT232HQ-Reel
  • FT232HQ-Tray

CAD (KiCad official)

  • Symbol: FT232HL-REEL
  • Footprint: Package_QFP:LQFP-48_7x7mm_P0.5mm
  • 3D model: LQFP-48(7x7) (KiCad packages3D, STEP)

Provenance

Data extracted from the manufacturer datasheet, not a distributor listing:

  • Datasheet: FTDI datasheet (65 pp, sha256 7976683a05f00181, retrieved 2026-08-17, tier: lcsc)
  • Extractor: ds2sf (Claude). Every pin and dimension is cited to a datasheet page; it refuses to fabricate.
  • CAD: KiCad official libraries (CC-BY-SA 4.0).

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