

Integrated level converter on UART and CBUS for interfacing to 5V – 1.8V Logic.Integrated 3.3V level converter for USB I/O.Support for bus powered, self powered, and high-power bus powered USB configurations.Device supplied preprogrammed with unique USB serial number.Integrated 1024 bit internal EEPROM for I/O configuration and storing USB VID, PID, serial number and product description strings.Synchronous and asynchronous bit bang mode interface options with RD# and WR# strobes.256 Byte receive buffer and 128 Byte transmit buffer utilizing buffer smoothing technology to allow for high data throughput.FIFO receive and transmit buffers for high data throughput.

New 48MHz, 24MHz,12MHz, and 6MHz clock output signal Options for driving external MCU or FPGA.Transmit and receive LED drive signals.Auto transmit buffer control for RS485 applications.In-built support for event characters and line break condition.Data transfer rates from 300 baud to 3 Megabaud (RS422 / RS485 and at TTL levels) and 300 baud to 1 Megabaud (RS232).Fully assisted hardware or X-On / X-Off software handshaking.UART interface support for 7 or 8 data bits, 1 or 2 stop bits and odd / even / mark / space / no parity.Entire USB protocol handled on the chip – No USB-specific firmware programming required.

