Mouser Electronics Now Stocking FTDI's V-EVAL Development Platform

Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for its rapid introduction of the newest products, today announced it is stocking FTDI’s V-EVAL hardware development platform for Vinculum VNC1L-based embedded USB host designs. FTDI (Future Technology Devices International Limited) is a leading supplier of silicon and software solutions for the Universal Serial Bus (USB).

[ClickPress, Wed Feb 27 2008] Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for its rapid introduction of the newest products, today announced it is stocking FTDI’s V-EVAL hardware development platform for Vinculum VNC1L-based embedded USB host designs. FTDI (Future Technology Devices International Limited) is a leading supplier of silicon and software solutions for the Universal Serial Bus (USB).

Supplied as a complete kit, the platform includes the V-EVAL development board, power supply, USB A/B cable, and a USB gender change for use with USB slave applications. A downloadable human interface class (HID) example project for PIC, in C language, is also available.

The board provides two USB host/slave ports and multiple I/O port connectors, as well as an inbuilt Vinculum USB device programmer, terminal emulator, and command monitor. In addition to the USB ports, board connectors provide access to the UART, SPI, and FIFO interfaces. Five user-programmable switches, five user-programmable LEDs, and five status LEDs are included with PS/2 keyboard and mouse connectors. To ease circuit design, a large array of 800 0.1-inch pitch holes is provided. This prototyping area can be used to add additional components to the board for testing complete designs.

On-board devices include a VNCL1 embedded host controller and an FT2232 dual USB-UART IC that provides programming and debug functions for the Vinculum host. The V-EVAL can take power from either the power supply included in the kit or from a host PC using the USB ‘B’ connector.

“One of Mouser’s core competencies is to rapidly stock and market new product solutions for our design engineering customers,” said Mike Scott, Mouser’s Vice President of Active Products. “Stocking FTDI’s V-EVAL development platform allows our engineering customers to have access to the latest technologies for their new product designs.”

Known for its broad-based product line, unsurpassed customer service, and streamlined warehouse operations, Mouser continuously offers customers the most innovative products and latest technologies for their new design projects.

Mouser Electronics is the only major distributor to publish a new 2,100+ page print catalog every 90 days. In addition, its website with interactive online catalog is updated daily, contains more than 925,000 products for easy online purchase, provides over 1.5 million cross-references, as well as more than 677,000 downloadable data sheets, supplier-specific reference designs, application notes, and other technical design information.

About Mouser
Mouser Electronics, Inc. is an electronic component distributor, focused on the rapid introduction of new products and technologies to electronic design engineers. Mouser.com features over 925,000 products online from more than 335 manufacturers. Mouser’s 2,100+ page catalog is published every 90 days, providing designers with up-to-date data on the components now available for the next generation of electronic devices. Mouser ships globally to over 280,000 customers in 170 countries from its 432,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility in Mansfield, Texas. For more information, visit www.mouser.com.

About FTDI
Future Technology Devices International (FTDI) specializes in the design and supply of silicon and software solutions for the Universal Serial Bus (USB). FTDI offers a simple route to USB migration by combining easy to implement IC devices with proven, ready to use, royalty-free USB firmware and driver software. The company’s single and multi-channel USB peripheral devices come with an easy to use UART or FIFO interface, which can be used in legacy USB to RS232/RS422 converter applications or to 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 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, and utilize FTDI's embedded firmware to significantly reduce development costs and time to market.
FTDI is a fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Glasgow, UK, and has regional offices in Oregon, USA, and Taipei, Taiwan. More information is available at http://www.ftdichip.com


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