PyFtdi aims at providing a user-space driver for modern FTDI devices,
implemented in pure Python language.
Modern FTDI devices include:
UART-only bridges
FT232R (single port, clock up to 6 MHz, 3Mbps)
FT230X (single port, clock up to 48 Mhz, 3Mbps)
UART and multi-serial protocols (SPI, I2C, JTAG) bridges
FT2232D (dual port, clock up to 6 MHz)
FT232H (single port, clock up to 30 MHz)
FT2232H (dual port, clock up to 30 MHz)
FT4232H (quad port, clock up to 30 MHz)
Other FTDI devices could also be supported (including FT232* devices),
although these devices are not a primary goal for PyFtdi, and therefore have
not been tested with PyFtdi.
Primary goals
PyFtdi currently supports the following features:
UART/Serial USB converter, up to 12Mbps (depending on the FTDI device
capability)
Bitbang/GPIO support
SPI master
I2C master
JTAG master
PyFtdi provides a pyserial compliant API, so it can be used as a drop-in
module to access USB-serial converters based on FTDI devices.