{"id":862,"date":"2020-07-13T10:48:37","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T10:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ftdichip.com\/?post_type=document&p=862"},"modified":"2026-03-18T09:06:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T09:06:14","slug":"technical-notes","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/ftdichip.com\/document\/technical-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Technical Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"

The table below lists all the currently available technical notes and indicates which devices the documents are relevant to.<\/p>\n

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To save a copy of a technical note, right-click on the document title and choose \u201cSave target as\u2026\u201d or “Save link as…”.<\/p>\n

All technical notes are in PDF format and require a PDF reader such as Adobe Acrobat or similar before they can be viewed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Number<\/span><\/b><\/td>\nTitle<\/span><\/b><\/td>\nRevision<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nRelevant Devices<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nRelease Date<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_100<\/td>\nUSB Vendor ID\/Product ID Guidelines<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n1.2<\/td>\n<\/td>\n12-2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_101<\/td>\nImplementing Custom FTDI VID and PID Codes using Linux<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n<\/td>\n30-10-2008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_102<\/td>\nOEM Technical Support Requirements for FTDI Products<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n1.1<\/td>\n<\/td>\n23-10-2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_103<\/td>\nFTDI USB Data Transfer Efficiency<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n<\/td>\n27-10-2008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_104<\/td>\nGuide to Debugging Customer’s Failed Driver Installation<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n1.0.1<\/td>\n<\/td>\n22-05-2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_105<\/td>\nAdding Support for New FTDI Devices to Mac Driver<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n1.1<\/td>\n<\/td>\n23-09-2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_106<\/td>\nAdding a Custom VID and PID in Linux<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n1.1<\/td>\n<\/td>\n26-11-2008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_107<\/td>\nFTDI Chipset Feature Comparison<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n<\/td>\n09-12-2008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_108<\/td>\nVINCULUM Chipset Feature Comparison<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.1<\/td>\n<\/td>\n26-02-2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_109<\/td>\nInstructions On Including The FTD2xx DLL In A VS2008 Project<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n<\/td>\n09-06-2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_110<\/td>\nWhat is USB?<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n<\/td>\n07-08-2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_111<\/td>\nWhat is UART?<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n<\/td>\n07-08-2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_113<\/td>\nSimplified Description of USB Device Enumeration<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n<\/td>\n28-10-2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_114<\/td>\nUSB Device Testing and Marking<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n<\/td>\n28-10-2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_116<\/td>\nUSB Data Packet Structure<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n<\/td>\n11-11-2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_118<\/td>\nVinculum-II Errata Technical Note<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n<\/td>\n23-02-2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_120<\/td>\nFT232R Errata Technical Note<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n<\/td>\n05-11-2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_121<\/td>\nFT245R Errata Technical Note<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n<\/td>\n05-11-2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_122<\/td>\nFT232B Errata Technical Note<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n<\/td>\n19-11-2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_123<\/td>\nFT245B Errata Technical Note<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n<\/td>\n19-11-2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_124<\/td>\nFT2232D Errata Technical Note<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n<\/td>\n22-11-2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_125<\/td>\nFT2232H Errata Technical Note<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n<\/td>\n05-11-2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_126<\/td>\nFT4232H Errata Technical Note<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n<\/td>\n05-11-2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_128<\/td>\nPreparing an FTDI-based Peripheral for USB-IF Certification<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n<\/td>\n17-01-2011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_129<\/td>\nDriver Release Signing<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n<\/td>\n31-01-2011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_130<\/td>\nFT232H Errata Technical Note<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.2<\/td>\n<\/td>\n15-03-2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_132<\/td>\nAdding FTDI Devices VCP Driver Support to Android<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.1<\/td>\n<\/td>\n25-08-2011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_133<\/td>\nVinculum II Toolchain Release Notes<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2.0.0-SP1<\/td>\n<\/td>\n07-06-2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_134<\/td>\nFTDI Android D2XX Driver<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.5<\/td>\n<\/td>\n25-09-2024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_135<\/td>\nFT200XD Errata Technical Note<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.5<\/td>\n<\/td>\n24-07-2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_136<\/td>\nFT201X Errata Technical Note<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.4<\/td>\n<\/td>\n10-06-2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_137<\/td>\nFT220X Errata Technical Note<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.4<\/td>\n<\/td>\n10-06-2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_138<\/td>\nFT221X Errata Technical Note<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.4<\/td>\n<\/td>\n10-06-2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_139<\/td>\nFT230X Errata Technical Note<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.4<\/td>\n<\/td>\n10-06-2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_140<\/td>\nFT231X Errata Technical Note<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.4<\/td>\n<\/td>\n10-06-2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_141<\/td>\nFT240X Errata Technical Note<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.4<\/td>\n<\/td>\n10-06-2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_142<\/td>\nFT120 Errata Technical Note<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2.0<\/td>\n<\/td>\n28-06-2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_145<\/td>\nFT311D Errata Technical Note<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.2<\/td>\n<\/td>\n07-04-2016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_146<\/td>\nCreating Android Images for App Development<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.1<\/td>\n<\/td>\n28-01-2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_147<\/td>\nJava D2XX for Android Demo<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.2<\/td>\n<\/td>\n16-09-2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_149<\/td>\nCreate a Custom Driver Executable<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n<\/td>\n08-03-2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_152<\/td>\nUSB 3.0 Compatibility Issues Explained<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n<\/td>\n01-07-2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_153<\/td>\nInstructions on Including the D2XX Driver in a Visual Studio Express 2013 Project<\/a><\/td>\n1.1<\/td>\n<\/td>\n06-06-2018<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_156<\/td>\nWhat is CAN?<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n<\/td>\n23-03-2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_157<\/td>\nEthernet Explained<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n<\/td>\n23-03-2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_161<\/td>\nFT4222H Errata Technical Note<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1.8<\/td>\nFT4222H<\/td>\n30-12-2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_162<\/td>\nBus Powered with Power Switching Configuration<\/a><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\nFT51A \/ FT90x<\/td>\n09-06-2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_165<\/td>\nWindows CDM Driver Errata Technical Note<\/a><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\nFT-X, FT232R FT245R<\/td>\n11-04-2016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_166<\/td>\nFTDI Example IC Footprints<\/a><\/td>\n1.5<\/td>\nAll<\/td>\n08-08-2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_167<\/td>\nFTDI FIFO Basics<\/a><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\nFT232H, FT2232H, FT245, FT240X<\/td>\n05-10-2016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_168<\/td>\nFT600\/FT601 Errata Technical Note<\/a><\/td>\n1.1<\/td>\nFT60x<\/td>\n08-05-2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_171<\/td>\nJava_D3xx_for_Android_APIs<\/a><\/td>\n0.03<\/td>\n<\/td>\n17-03-2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_172<\/td>\nFT602 Errata Technical Note<\/a><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\nFT602<\/td>\n12-12-2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_173<\/td>\nUMFT4222PROG-IC Errata Technical Note<\/a><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\nFT4222H<\/td>\n27-06-2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_176<\/td>\nTN_176 LC231X Errata Technical Note<\/a><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\nFT231X<\/td>\n17-08-2018<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_177<\/td>\nTN_177_USB_Process_Explorer<\/a><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\nAll<\/td>\n21-10-2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_180<\/td>\nFT4233HP\/FT2233HP\/FT233HP Technical Note<\/a><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\nFT4233HP \/ FT2233HP \/ FT233HP<\/td>\n04-05-2021<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_181<\/td>\nType-C USB Connectors with FTDI Products<\/a><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\nAll<\/td>\n07-12-2021<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_183<\/td>\nFT232RN \/ FT245RN Errata Technical Note<\/a><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\nFT232RN \/ FT245RN<\/td>\n26-08-2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_185<\/td>\nWhat is USB Power Delivery?<\/a><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\nFT423xHP, FT223xHP, FT23xHP<\/td>\n21-11-2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_186<\/td>\nCSharp Examples Using Microsoft Visual Studio<\/a><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\nAll<\/td>\n21-11-2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_187<\/td>\nPython Support for FTDI Products <\/a><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\nAll<\/td>\n27-11-2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_189<\/td>\nFT260 Errata Technical Note<\/a><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\nFT260<\/td>\n30-12-2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TN_190<\/td>\nTN_190 Configuring PD ICs for Non-PD Applications<\/a><\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\nFT423xHP, FT223xHP, FT23xHP<\/td>\n18-03-2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","document_type":[],"class_list":["post-862","document","type-document","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTechnical Notes - FTDI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ftdichip.com\/document\/technical-notes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Technical Notes - FTDI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The table below lists all the currently available technical notes and indicates which devices the documents are relevant to. To view a technical note, click on the document title. 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