PyFtdi¶
Overview¶
PyFtdi aims at providing a user-space driver for modern FTDI devices, implemented in pure Python language.
Modern FTDI devices include:
- UART-only bridges
- UART and multi-serial protocols (SPI, I2C, JTAG) bridges
Other FTDI devices could also be supported (including FT232* devices), although these devices are not a primary goal for PyFtdi, and therefore have not been tested with PyFtdi.
Primary goals¶
PyFtdi currently supports the following features:
- UART/Serial USB converter, up to 12Mbps (depending on the FTDI device capability)
- Bitbang/GPIO support
- SPI master
- I2C master
- (JTAG master)
PyFtdi provides a pyserial compliant API, so it can be used as a drop-in module to access USB-serial converters based on FTDI devices.