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Offline zerorisersTopic starter

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TI FTDI?
« on: April 24, 2015, 01:48:37 pm »
Hello, I was wondering if there was any kind of FTDI chip from Texas Instruments. I am planning on using my student samples to try making my own "launchpad" type device. I think This would be a great project to get into building something I will be proud of and can afford! :P
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Re: TI FTDI?
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2015, 02:11:07 pm »
Quote from: zerorisers on April 24, 2015, 01:48:37 pm
Hello, I was wondering if there was any kind of FTDI chip from Texas Instruments. I am planning on using my student samples to try making my own "launchpad" type device. I think This would be a great project to get into building something I will be proud of and can afford! :P

FWIW, TI already use FTDI devices for onboard debuggers on many of their Launchpads.
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Re: TI FTDI?
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2015, 02:15:51 pm »
Quote from: zerorisers on April 24, 2015, 01:48:37 pm
Hello, I was wondering if there was any kind of FTDI chip from Texas Instruments. I am planning on using my student samples to try making my own "launchpad" type device. I think This would be a great project to get into building something I will be proud of and can afford! :P

Decent alternative to the FTDI FT232, can thoroughly recommend.
Cypress is way, way better then FTDI:
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/cypress-cy7c65213-a-pin-compatible-ft232r-replacement/
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Re: TI FTDI?
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2015, 04:39:16 pm »
TI has the TUSB3410. It has CDC ACM in ROM and can also load firmware from serial EEPROM or the host.

http://www.ti.com/product/tusb3410
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Re: TI FTDI?
« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2015, 04:26:00 am »
The MSP430F5529 has USB onboard and can easily be programmed to act like a USB Serial controller with about 6 lines of code in Energia (the Arduino equivalent for MSP430/Tiva C/MSP432/CC3200 devices).


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Re: TI FTDI?
« Reply #5 on: April 28, 2015, 01:16:34 pm »
Thank you all for the great reply's.  I have recieved a MSP430FG4250IDL from TI and i think i may have abused the samples to the limit. Too much I want to play with pops into my head when browsing the site. I never even knew there was a limit. I wonder if it resets after a particular amount of time or is just gone. You can see below I just got a little too excited to play around   :-//
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Re: TI FTDI?
« Reply #6 on: April 28, 2015, 11:19:10 pm »
Quote from: zerorisers on April 24, 2015, 01:48:37 pm
Hello, I was wondering if there was any kind of FTDI chip from Texas Instruments. I am planning on using my student samples to try making my own "launchpad" type device. I think This would be a great project to get into building something I will be proud of and can afford! :P
yes, there are FTDI chips from TI just like you can buy Atmels from microchip ...  :palm:
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Re: TI FTDI?
« Reply #7 on: April 29, 2015, 12:09:12 pm »
I probably should have phrased that better xD 'an FTDI like chip from TI*'
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Re: TI FTDI?
« Reply #8 on: April 29, 2015, 05:20:07 pm »
Quote from: free_electron on April 28, 2015, 11:19:10 pm
Quote from: zerorisers on April 24, 2015, 01:48:37 pm
Hello, I was wondering if there was any kind of FTDI chip from Texas Instruments. I am planning on using my student samples to try making my own "launchpad" type device. I think This would be a great project to get into building something I will be proud of and can afford! :P
yes, there are FTDI chips from TI just like you can buy Atmels from microchip ...  :palm:

You almost very nearly could at one point! :)

But yeah, you mean USB to UART chip?
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Re: TI FTDI?
« Reply #9 on: April 30, 2015, 05:57:26 am »
Quote from: zerorisers on April 29, 2015, 12:09:12 pm
I probably should have phrased that better xD 'an FTDI like chip from TI*'

Not sure about TI, but cypress has a drop in replacement with their CY7C65213

http://www.cypress.com/?id=4&rID=83118

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/cypress-cy7c65213-a-pin-compatible-ft232r-replacement/msg621159/#msg621159

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