FTDI Chip Manuals & User Guides

Future Technology Devices International (FTDI Chip) is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in Universal Serial Bus (USB) technology. FTDI develops innovative silicon solutions that enhance the interaction with modern technology, offering a comprehensive range of USB bridges, cables, embedded video engines, and development tools.

With deep expertise in seamlessly converting signals from UART, FIFO, I2C, SPI, PWM, and GPIO to USB interfaces, FTDI enables hardware developers and engineers to easily integrate reliable USB connectivity into their designs. Their products and Virtual COM Port (VCP) drivers are universally recognized and widely supported across Windows, macOS, and Linux environments.

• How do I install FTDI USB Serial VCP Drivers on macOS?

  Download the appropriate VCP driver from the official FTDI website. Open the downloaded file and run the installer. You may need to visit System Settings > Security & Privacy to explicitly 'Allow' the system extension to load before the installation succeeds.

• What is the default Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) for FTDI chips?

  The default FTDI Vendor ID is 0x0403. Default Product IDs are 0x6001 for single-channel (R Chips), 0x6010 for dual-channel (2232C/D/H Chips), and 0x6011 for quad-channel (4232H Chips).

• How do I use the FTDI CDM Uninstaller?

  Download and extract the CDMUninstallerGUI tool. Enter your device's 4-character hex Vendor ID and Product ID, click 'Add' to place it in the device window, and then click 'Remove Devices' to completely uninstall the driver and clean the Windows registry.

• Where can I download the FT260 Test Utility?

  The FT260_Test_Utility is available as a free download from the FTDI Utilities page on the official FTDI website. It requires Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6 or later on a Windows x64 platform.