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FT4232HL-Reel

FTDI · USB Converters · LQFP-64(10x10)

FT4232HL-Reel from FTDI, in a LQFP-64(10x10). 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 GND power_in 0 V digital ground input.
2 OSCI input Oscillator input. Connect the 12 MHz crystal here (or an external 12 MHz reference).
3 OSCO output Oscillator output. Connect the second terminal of the 12 MHz crystal here.
4 VPHY power_in +3.3 V internal USB PHY power supply input. Must not be tied directly to VBUS; supply from a 3.3 V regulator, LC-filtered.
5 GND power_in 0 V digital ground input.
6 REF input Bandgap current reference. Connect to GND via a 12 kΩ 1% resistor.
7 DM bidirectional USB 2.0 data signal minus (D−). Connect to the USB connector D− via appropriate series resistors per USB compliance.
8 DP bidirectional USB 2.0 data signal plus (D+). Connect to the USB connector D+ per USB compliance.
9 VPLL power_in +3.3 V internal PHY PLL power supply input. Filter with an LC network.
10 AGND power_in 0 V analog ground.
11 GND power_in 0 V digital ground input.
12 VCORE power_in +1.8 V core supply input. Tie to VREGOUT (pin 49) with a 3.3 µF filter capacitor.
13 TEST input Factory test pin. Must be tied to GND for normal operation.
14 RESET# input Active-low reset input. Pull high (via pull-up) for normal operation; assert low to reset the device.
15 GND power_in 0 V digital ground input.
16 ADBUS0 bidirectional Channel A bit 0. UART: TXD (output). Async/Sync bit-bang: D0. MPSSE: TCK/SK clock output.
17 ADBUS1 bidirectional Channel A bit 1. UART: RXD (input). Bit-bang: D1. MPSSE: TDI/DO output.
18 ADBUS2 bidirectional Channel A bit 2. UART: RTS# (output). Bit-bang: D2. MPSSE: TDO/DI input.
19 ADBUS3 bidirectional Channel A bit 3. UART: CTS# (input). Bit-bang: D3. MPSSE: TMS/CS output.
20 VCCIO power_in +3.3 V I/O interface power supply input. Failure to connect all VCCIO pins will result in device failure.
21 ADBUS4 bidirectional Channel A bit 4. UART: DTR# (output). Bit-bang: D4. MPSSE: GPIOL0.
22 ADBUS5 bidirectional Channel A bit 5. UART: DSR# (input). Bit-bang: D5. MPSSE: GPIOL1.
23 ADBUS6 bidirectional Channel A bit 6. UART: DCD# (input). Bit-bang: D6. MPSSE: GPIOL2.
24 ADBUS7 bidirectional Channel A bit 7. UART: RI# input or TXDEN output (EEPROM-selectable; default RI#). Bit-bang: D7. MPSSE: GPIOL3.
25 GND power_in 0 V digital ground input.
26 BDBUS0 bidirectional Channel B bit 0. UART: TXD (output). Bit-bang: D0. MPSSE: TCK/SK.
27 BDBUS1 bidirectional Channel B bit 1. UART: RXD (input). Bit-bang: D1. MPSSE: TDI/DO.
28 BDBUS2 bidirectional Channel B bit 2. UART: RTS# (output). Bit-bang: D2. MPSSE: TDO/DI.
29 BDBUS3 bidirectional Channel B bit 3. UART: CTS# (input). Bit-bang: D3. MPSSE: TMS/CS.
30 BDBUS4 bidirectional Channel B bit 4. UART: DTR# (output). Bit-bang: D4. MPSSE: GPIOL0.
31 VCCIO power_in +3.3 V I/O interface power supply input. All VCCIO pins must be connected.
32 BDBUS5 bidirectional Channel B bit 5. UART: DSR# (input). Bit-bang: D5. MPSSE: GPIOL1.
33 BDBUS6 bidirectional Channel B bit 6. UART: DCD# (input). Bit-bang: D6. MPSSE: GPIOL2.
34 BDBUS7 bidirectional Channel B bit 7. UART: RI# or TXDEN (EEPROM-selectable). Bit-bang: D7. MPSSE: GPIOL3.
35 GND power_in 0 V digital ground input.
36 SUSPEND# output Active-low output; asserted when USB is in suspend mode. Useful for gating external circuitry when suspended.
37 VCORE power_in +1.8 V core supply input. All VCORE pins must be tied together and to VREGOUT.
38 CDBUS0 bidirectional Channel C bit 0. UART: TXD. Bit-bang: D0. Channel C supports RS232/RS422/RS485 or bit-bang (no MPSSE).
39 CDBUS1 bidirectional Channel C bit 1. UART: RXD. Bit-bang: D1.
40 CDBUS2 bidirectional Channel C bit 2. UART: RTS#. Bit-bang: D2.
41 CDBUS3 bidirectional Channel C bit 3. UART: CTS#. Bit-bang: D3.
42 VCCIO power_in +3.3 V I/O interface power supply input. All VCCIO pins must be connected.
43 CDBUS4 bidirectional Channel C bit 4. UART: DTR#. Bit-bang: D4.
44 CDBUS5 bidirectional Channel C bit 5. UART: DSR#. Bit-bang: D5.
45 CDBUS6 bidirectional Channel C bit 6. UART: DCD#. Bit-bang: D6.
46 CDBUS7 bidirectional Channel C bit 7. UART: RI# or TXDEN (EEPROM-selectable). Bit-bang: D7.
47 GND power_in 0 V digital ground input.
48 DDBUS0 bidirectional Channel D bit 0. UART: TXD. Bit-bang: D0. Channel D supports RS232/RS422/RS485 or bit-bang (no MPSSE).
49 VREGOUT power_out +1.8 V output of the integrated LDO. Connect to all VCORE pins with a 3.3 µF filter capacitor.
50 VREGIN power_in +3.3 V input to the integrated 1.8 V LDO regulator.
51 GND power_in 0 V digital ground input.
52 DDBUS1 bidirectional Channel D bit 1. UART: RXD. Bit-bang: D1.
53 DDBUS2 bidirectional Channel D bit 2. UART: RTS#. Bit-bang: D2.
54 DDBUS3 bidirectional Channel D bit 3. UART: CTS#. Bit-bang: D3.
55 DDBUS4 bidirectional Channel D bit 4. UART: DTR#. Bit-bang: D4.
56 VCCIO power_in +3.3 V I/O interface power supply input. All VCCIO pins must be connected.
57 DDBUS5 bidirectional Channel D bit 5. UART: DSR#. Bit-bang: D5.
58 DDBUS6 bidirectional Channel D bit 6. UART: DCD#. Bit-bang: D6.
59 DDBUS7 bidirectional Channel D bit 7. UART: RI# or TXDEN (EEPROM-selectable). Bit-bang: D7.
60 PWREN# output Active-low power-enable output. Low = normal operation; high = USB suspend or device not yet configured. Useful for gating external supplies.
61 EEDATA bidirectional External serial EEPROM data I/O. Connects to the EEPROM DI directly and to EEPROM DO through a 2.2 kΩ resistor; DO also pulled up to VCC with 10 kΩ. Tri-state during device reset.
62 EECLK output External serial EEPROM clock output. Tri-state during device reset.
63 EECS bidirectional External serial EEPROM chip-select. Tri-state during device reset.
64 VCORE power_in +1.8 V core supply input. Tie to VREGOUT (pin 49) with the other VCORE pins.

Key specifications

Parameter Value
Manufacturer FTDI
Package LQFP-64(10x10)
Category Interface
Pins 64

Ordering variants

  • FT4232HL-Reel
  • FT4232HL-ReelTray

CAD (KiCad official)

  • Symbol: FT4232HL-Reel
  • Footprint: Package_QFP:LQFP-64_10x10mm_P0.5mm
  • 3D model: LQFP-64(10x10) (KiCad packages3D, STEP)

Provenance

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

  • Datasheet: FTDI datasheet (None pp, sha256 19462d37a9d1e484, 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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