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Copyright © 2012 Future Technology Devices International Limited
RPi HUB Module Datasheet
Version 1.0
Document Reference No.: FT_000700 Clearance No.: FTDI# 297
2 Product Details
2.1 Features
The RPi HUB Module has the following features:
General:
 USB 2.0 Hi-Speed compatible
 One standard USB type A plug to connect to
the Host
 USB Hi-Speed FT2232H device for USB-
Serial/Bit bang communications. Entire USB
protocol handled by USB module
 USB 2.0 Hi-Speed hub controller integrated to
support up to 3 downstream USB ports
 External power input connector available to
supply external downstream USB ports.
 Support for USB suspend and resume
 Defaults to two independent UART interfaces.
 All I/O pins are 5V Safe
 UART data transfer rates from 300 baud to 12
Mbaud at 3.3V TTL levels
 Synchronous Serial (MPSSE) data rates of up to
30Mbps on JTAG, SPI and I
2
C
 One dual-port USB type A connector and 0.1”
pitch header to support up to 3 downstream
USB ports
 Green/Red status LED for downstream USB
port 1 & 2.
 LED indicating power supply to external
downstream USB ports
 On-board EEPROM 93LC56 for FT2232H
configuration
 UHCI / OHCI / EHCI host controller compatible
2.2 Driver Support
Royalty-Free VIRTUAL COM PORT (VCP)
DRIVERS for:
 Windows 7 32,64-bit
 Windows Vista
 Windows XP 32,64-bit
 Windows XP Embedded
 Windows CE.NET 4.2 , 5.0 and 6.0
 MAC OS OS-X
 Linux 2.6.32 or later
 ARM Linux
 Android
Royalty-Free D2XX Direct Drivers (USB Drivers +
DLL S/W Interface):
 Windows 7 32,64-bit
 Windows Vista
 Windows XP 32,64-bit
 Windows XP Embedded
 Windows CE.NET 4.2, 5.0 and 6.0
 MAC OS OS-X
 Linux 2.6.32 or later
 ARM Linux
 Android
The drivers listed above are all available to download for free from www.ftdichip.com. Various 3rd Party
Drivers are also available for various other operating systems - visit www.ftdichip.com for details.
For driver installation instructions please see:
http://www.ftdichip.com/Support/Documents/InstallGuides.htm.