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30.Dd November 11, 2024
31.Dt UFTDI 4
32.Os
33.Sh NAME
34.Nm uftdi
35.Nd USB support for serial adapters based on the FT8U100AX and FT8U232AM
36.Sh SYNOPSIS
37.Cd "uftdi* at uhub?"
38.Cd "ucom*  at uftdi?"
39.Sh DESCRIPTION
40The
41.Nm
42driver provides support for various serial adapters based on the FTDI USB
43UART IC family.
44Supported chip models are FT8U100AX, FT8U232AM, FT232BM, FT232R,
45dual channel FT2232D, dual channel FT2232H, and quad channel FT4232H.
46.Pp
47The device is accessed through the
48.Xr ucom 4
49driver which makes it behave like a
50.Xr tty 4 .
51.Sh HARDWARE
52The
53.Nm
54driver supports the following adapters:
55.Pp
56.Bl -tag -width Dv -offset indent -compact
57.It Tn B&B Electronics uLinks RS-422/485
58.It Tn Brainboxes US serial converter range
59.It Tn Buffalo BSUSRC06
60.It Tn CableCreation CD0487
61.It Tn Coastal ChipWorks TNC-X
62.It Tn Crystalfontz CFA-631 LCD
63.It Tn Crystalfontz CFA-632 LCD
64.It Tn Crystalfontz CFA-633 LCD
65.It Tn Crystalfontz CFA-634 LCD
66.It Tn Crystalfontz CFA-635 LCD
67.It Tn CTI USB-485-Mini and  and USB-Nano-485
68.It Tn Falcom Samba 55/56 GSM/GPRS modem
69.It Tn Falcom Twist GSM/GPRS modem
70.It Tn Future Technology Devices DB9
71.It Tn Future Technology Devices IC
72.It Tn Future Technology Devices KW
73.It Tn Future Technology Devices RS232
74.It Tn Future Technology Devices Y6
75.It Tn Future Technology Devices Y8
76.It Tn Future Technology Devices Y9
77.It Tn Future Technology Devices YS
78.It Tn Gearmo USA-FTDI4X
79.It Tn GlobalScale Technogogies SheevaPlug and OpenRD
80.It Tn HP USB-Serial adapter shipped with some HP laptops
81.It Tn Inland UAS111
82.It Tn Intrepid Control Systems NeoVI Blue
83.It Tn Intrepid Control Systems ValueCAN
84.It Tn Matrix Orbital LK/VK/PK202-24 LCD
85.It Tn Matrix Orbital LK/VK204-24 LCD
86.It Tn Matrix Orbital MX2/MX3/MX6 Series
87.It Tn Matrix Orbital MX4/MX5 Series LCD
88.It Tn QVS USC-1000
89.It Tn RATOC Systems REX-USB60F
90.It Tn Robot Electronics USB to I2C Communications Module
91.It Tn RT Systems Inc. CT57A Radio Cable
92.It Tn Sealevel Systems USB-Serial adapter
93.It Tn SIIG US2308 Serial
94.It Tn Telldus Tellstick and Tellstick Duo
95.It Tn VScom USB-COM Mini
96.El
97.Sh SEE ALSO
98.Xr tty 4 ,
99.Xr ucom 4 ,
100.Xr usb 4
101.Sh HISTORY
102The
103.Nm
104driver
105appeared in
106.Nx 1.5 .
107