As part of an ongoing expansion of our MCU offering, FTDI are launching an 8-bit 8051 compatible MCU with USB Hub capabilities. The FT51A ICs and modules are now readily available to order directly from our web shop or soon from the company’s distribution partners. Based upon an industry standard 8051-compatible processor core the FT51A brings enhanced IO bridging to 8-bit MCU technology with integrated USB device and hub port capabilities, ideal for cascading distributed computing tasks over USB. Other IO’s include UART, SPI, I2C, ADC and PWM, ideal for data acquisition and control applications supported with 16kBytes internal program flash and 8kbyte data RAM to store and run applications. The UMFT51AA dual in line module offers access to all the FT51A IO, whilst also offering USB type A plug and socket connectors to enable cascading multiple units over USB via the ICs integral USB hub. The UMFT51A_EVM extends the capabilities of the UMFT51AA by offering on board sensors and display elements for a full featured development experience. Supporting design development with these new products will be the UMFTPD-1 debugger/programmer module providing a USB bridge between the FT51A Eclipse IDE development tools running on a PC and the FT51A 1-wire debug pin.
