Future Technology Devices International Limited (FTDI) is a fabless semiconductor
company who specialise in the design and supply of silicon and software solutions for the
Universal Serial Bus (USB).

FTDI:

• Offers a simple route to USB migration
• Helps you to combine easy to implement IC devices
• Uses a proven and ready to use royalty-free USB firmware and driver software
• Single and multi-channel USB peripheral devices come with an easy to use UART or FIFO
  interface
• Can be used in legacy USB to RS232/RS422 converter applications
• Quickly interface an MCU, PLD or FPGA to USB

A wide range of evaluation kits and modules are available to evaluate FTDI’s silicon
prior to design-in.

Vinculum

Vinculum (VNC1L) is FTDI’s brand name for a range of USB Host / Slave controller ICs
that provide easy implementation of USB host controller functionality within products.

Features and benefits

• Compact, low cost solution
• Versatile single chip device for embedded USB controllers
• Supplied with two USB Ports which can be individually configured by firmware as Host or
  Slave ports
• Easy upgrade of data or add streaming audio from a USB host interface
• Reduce development costs and time to market
• Supports low power products
• Additional monitor port supplied
• Transparently handles the FAT12, FAT16 and FAT32 file structures
• VNC1L comes complete with FTDI’s in-house developed firmware, there are no USB software
  stacks to license
• Uses FTDI’s tried and tested embedded firmware

No knowledge of USB is required and one to one design-in technical support is
provided.

For further information visit: www.ftdichip.com or contact sales at: sales1@ftdichip.com