Altium Worked with FTDI Chip for New Board-Level Components

Published:2012/2/7 20:18:00 Author:Amy From:SeekIC

Altium and Future Technology Devices International (FTDI Chip) has introduced the full range of board-level IC component solutions on the basis of their cooperation. By the use of Altium Designer, designers are able to have direct access to new components such as a comprehensive rang of FTDI Chip devices to satisfy their USB connectivity needs.

FTDI provides an easy route for the addition of a USB port into their system design or the migration from serial interfaces, such as RS232 or FIFO, to USB. FTDI solutions are a combination of hardware and royalty free USB drivers, that have been validated with USB host class drivers, so that engineers can be assured of a robust design.

During collaboration, Altium has developed and released a full set of board-level components for FTDI Chip’s current IC catalogue that is ready to use within Altium Designer. All components in the FTDI Chip product families include models for schematic symbol and PCB component with 3D body information.

The board-level components for FTDI Chip devices are available through Altium’s ‘Hobart Vault’, one of Altium’s managed component repositories of ready-to-use design elements accessible through the AltiumLive portal. Altium Designer 10 users can access these components by connecting to the Hobart Vault directly from within their Altium Designer software using their AltiumLive credentials, or by browsing to the AltiumLive Content Store.

The released board-level components provide access to the full FTDI Chip product line, consisting of the FT Series family of USB device bridges and the Vinculum family of USB Host / Device controllers. This includes: the FT-series USB to UART/FIFO bridge devices; the Vinculum-II (VNC2) Programmable USB 2.0 Host; the Vinculum (VNC1) Embedded USB Host Controller.

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