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Future Technology
Devices International Ltd.
Vinculum VNC1L
Embedded USB Host
Controller IC
Datasheet
The VNC1L is a single chip embedded
dual USB host controller with the
following advanced features:
Two independent USB 2.0 Low-speed/Full-
speed USB host ports.
Individual ports can be configured as host or
slave.
Configurable options to interface to external
Command Monitor via either UART, FIFO or
SPI slave interface.
Entire USB protocol handled on the chip.
Integrated pull-up and pull-down resistors.
Integrated FTDI proprietary, 8/32-bit
embedded MCU processor core -Vinculum
MCU (VMCU) - using “enhanced CISC”
technology.
Integrated, reconfigurable, 64k bytes of
embedded Flash (E-FLASH) memory to store
firmware. 4k bytes data RAM.
Field upgradeable firmware over UART or
USB.
Integrated Numeric Co-Processor (NCP)
enhances 32 bit arithmetic speeds.
Twin DMA controllers (one per USB interface)
provide hardware acceleration of data transfer
from USB to external IO bus.
Operational configuration via a choice of free,
downloadable firmware no external software
control required.
Four fully configurable data and control I/O
buses providing up to 28 pins of general
purpose I/O.
Integrated firmware allows read from and write
to FAT format USB Flash keys.
Supports bus powered, self powered and high-
power bus powered USB configurations.
Programmable via UART interface.
+3.3V single supply operation with 5V safe
inputs.
Low power operation (25mA operational, 2mA
in standby).
-40°C to +85°C extended operating
temperature range.
Available in compact Pb-free 48 Pin LQFP
package (RoHS compliant).
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1 Typical Applications
Add USB host capability to embedded
products.
Interface USB Flash drive to
MCU/PLD/FPGA.
USB Flash drive to USB Flash drive file
transfer interface.
Digital camera to USB Flash drive or other
USB slave device interface.
PDA to USB Flash driver or other USB slave
device interface.
MP3 Player to USB Flash drive or other USB
slave device interface.
USB MP3 Player to USB MP3 Player.
Mobile phone to USB Flash drive or other
USB slave device interface.
GPS to mobile phone interface.
Instrumentation USB Flash drive or other
USB slave device interfacing.
Data-logger USB Flash drive or other USB
slave device interface.
Set Top Box - USB device interface.
GPS tracker with USB Flash disk storage.
1.1 Firmware Support and VNC1L Programming
There are currently 6 standard firmware versions available for VNC1L:
VDAP Firmware: USB Host for single Flash Disk and General Purpose USB peripherals. Selectable
UART, FIFO or SPI interface command monitor.
VDPS Firmware: USB Host for single Flash Disk and General Purpose USB peripherals. USB Slave
port connection for connecting to host PC. Selectable UART, FIFO or SPI interface command
monitor.
VDFC Firmware: USB Host for two Flash Disks, Selectable UART, FIFO or SPI interface command
monitor.
VMSC1 Firmware: USB Host for single Flash Disk and General Purpose USB peripherals. Audio
playback command extensions for VLSI VS1003 series MP3 decoder ICs. Selectable UART, FIFO
or SPI interface command monitor port.
VCDC Firmware: USB Host for automatic connection to USB Communications Class Devices. UART
interface command monitor.
VDIF Firmware: USB Host for single Flash Disk and General Purpose USB peripherals. Selectable
UART, FIFO, SPI or USB interface command monitor.
General Purpose USB peripherals include Printers, Communication Class Devices, Human Interface
Devices, FTDI USB Serial Devices, and USB Hubs. USB peripherals can be accessed using command
monitor commands to send SETUP, DATA IN and DATA OUT packets. Flash Disk firmware supports
FAT12, FAT16 and FAT32 file systems with a simple file oriented command set.
1.2 Part Numbers
Part Number
Package
VNC1L-1A
48 Pin LQFP
1.3 Programming VNC1L
1. The VNC1L is shipped as a blank device. Initial in-circuit programming (using the downloaded
.rom firmware file) can only be done via the UART interface. ( Refer to section 4.3 )
2. When upgrading VNC1L in-situ, then the device can be programmed via the UART interface (.rom
file). Alternatively, it can be upgraded via a USB Flash disk using a file called “ftrfb.ftd”. Both file
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types can be downloaded from the FTDI website. Any firmware downloaded from the FTDI
website should be changed to match this filename.
3. VNC1L devices can also be programmed before being assembled in a system using the VPROG1
VNC1L stand alone programmer see (www.ftdichip.com)
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2 VNC1L Block Diagram
Figure 2.1 Simplified VNC1L Block Diagram
For a functional description of each block, please refer to Section 4.2
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Table of Contents
1 Typical Applications ........................................................ 2
1.1 Firmware Support and VNC1L Programming ............................. 2
1.2 Part Numbers ............................................................................ 2
1.3 Programming VNC1L ................................................................. 2
2 VNC1L Block Diagram ...................................................... 4
3 Device Pin Out and Signal Description ............................. 7
3.1 48 Lead LQFP Pin Out ................................................................ 7
3.2 48 Lead LQFP Package Pin Descriptions .................................... 8
4 Functional Description .................................................. 12
4.1 Key Features ........................................................................... 12
4.2 Functional Block Descriptions ................................................. 12
4.3 Programming VNC1L ............................................................... 13
5 Firmware Control Interface ........................................... 14
5.1 UART Interface ....................................................................... 14
5.1.1 UART Mode Signal Descriptions ................................................................. 15
5.2 SPI Interface .......................................................................... 16
5.2.1 Signal Descriptions .................................................................................. 16
5.2.2 SPI Master Data Read Transaction ............................................................. 17
5.2.3 SPI Master Data Transaction ..................................................................... 18
5.2.4 SPI Master Status Read Transaction ........................................................... 19
5.3 Parallel FIFO Interface ............................................................ 20
5.3.1 Signal Descriptions .................................................................................. 20
5.3.2 Read Transaction ..................................................................................... 21
5.3.3 Write Transaction .................................................................................... 22
6 Device Characteristics and Ratings ............................... 23
6.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings ..................................................... 23
6.2 DC Characteristics ................................................................... 23
7 Application Examples .................................................... 25
7.1 Example VNC1L Schematic (MCU UART Interface) ............... 25
7.2 Block Diagram - VNC1L Programming Via USB Interface ........ 26
8 Package Parameters ..................................................... 27
8.1 LQFP-48 Dimensions ............................................................... 27
8.2 Solder Reflow Profile .............................................................. 28
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9 Contact Information ...................................................... 29
Appendix A - List of Figures and Tables ............................. 30
Appendix B - Revision History ............................................ 32
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3 Device Pin Out and Signal Description
3.1 48 Lead LQFP Pin Out
Figure 3.1 48 Lead LQFP Package Pin Out
ADBUS6
ADBUS7
GND
VCCIO
ACBUS0
ACBUS1
ACBUS2
ACBUS3
AGND
BDBUS2
VCCIO
ADBUS1
ADBUS0
ADBUS2
ADBUS3
ADBUS4
ADBUS5
37
48 11213
24
2536
FTDI
VNC1L-1A
YYWW
ACBUS4
ACBUS5
ACBUS6
ACBUS7
GND
VCC
AVCC
XTIN
XTOUT
PLLFLTR
TEST
RESET#
PROG#
BDBUS0
BDBUS1
BDBUS3
BDBUS4
BDBUS5
VCCIO
BDBUS6
BDBUS7
BCBUS0
BCBUS1
BCBUS2
BCBUS3
GND
USB2DM
USB1DP
USB1DM
GND
USB2DP
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XXXXXX
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20
21
22
23
11
12
13
14
15
16
18
19
41
42
43
44
46
45
47
48
31
32
33
34
ADBUS0
ADBUS1
ADBUS2
ADBUS3
G
N
D
G
N
D
A
G
N
D
V
C
C
I
O
V
C
C
I
O
V
C
C
I
O
V
C
C
G
N
D
G
N
D
A
V
C
C
ACBUS0
ACBUS1
ACBUS2
ACBUS3
BDBUS0
BDBUS1
BDBUS2
BDBUS3
BDBUS4
BDBUS5
BDBUS6
BDBUS7
BCBUS0
BCBUS1
BCBUS2
BCBUS3
26
25
8
USB1DP
USB1DM
RESET#
PROG#
PLLFLTR
TEST
USB2DP
USB2DM
4
5
XTIN
XTOUT ACBUS4
ACBUS5
ACBUS6
ACBUS7
VNC1L
7
10
9
29
28
35
36
37
38
ADBUS7
ADBUS6
ADBUS5
ADBUS4
24139276
40 30 17 2 3
Figure 3.2 VNC1L Schematic Symbol
3.2 48 Lead LQFP Package Pin Descriptions
Pin No.
Name
Type
Description
25
USB1DP
I/O
USB host/slave port 1 - USB Data Signal Plus with integrated pull-up/pull-down
resistor
26
USB1DM
I/O
USB host/slave port 1 - USB Data Signal Minus with integrated pull-up/pull-down
resistor
28
USB2DP
I/O
USB host/slave port 2 - USB Data Signal Plus with integrated pull-up/pull-down
resistor
29
USB2DM
I/O
USB host/slave port 2 - USB Data Signal Minus with integrated pull-up/pull-down
resistor
Table 3.1 USB Interface Group
Pin No.
Name
Type
Description
1, 24,
27, 39
GND
PWR
Device ground supply pins
2
VCC
PWR
+3.3V supply to the device core
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Pin No.
Name
Type
Description
3
AVCC
PWR
+3.3V supply to the internal clock multiplier. This pin requires a 100nF decoupling
capacitor
6
AGND
PWR
Device analogue ground supply for internal clock multiplier
17, 30,
40
VCCIO
PWR
+3.3V supply to the ADBUS, ACBUS, BDBUS and BCBUS Interface pins (11..16,
18..23, 31..38, 41..48). Leaving the VCCIO unconnected will lead to unpredictable
operation on these interface pins.
Table 3.2 Power and Ground Group
Pin No.
Name
Type
Description
4
XTIN
Input
Input to 12MHz Oscillator Cell. Connect 12MHz crystal across pins 4 and 5, with
suitable loading capacitors to GND. This pin can also be driven by an external 12MHz
clock signal. Note that the switching threshold of this pin is VCC/2, so if driving from
an external source, the source must be driving at +3.3V CMOS level or AC coupled to
centre around VCC/2
5
XTOUT
Outpu
t
Output from 12MHz Oscillator Cell. Connect 12MHz crystal across pins 4 and 5, with
suitable loading capacitors to GND. XTOUT stops oscillating during USB suspend, so
take care using this signal to clock external logic
7
PLLFLTR
Input
External PLL filter circuit input. RC filter circuit must be fitted on this pin
8
TEST
Input
Puts the device into IC test mode. Must be tied to GND for normal operation
9
RESET#
Input
Can be used by an external device to reset VNC1L. This pin can be used in
combination with PROG# and the UART interface to program firmware into VNC1L. If
not required pull-up to VCC via a 47kΩ resistor.*
10
PROG#
Input
This pin is used in combination with the RESET# pin and the UART interface to
program firmware into VNC1L.*
Table 3.3 Miscellaneous Signal Group
* These pins are pulled to VCC via internal 200kΩ resistors.
Pin No.
Name
Type
Description
Combined Interface Mode
UART
Interface
Parallel FIFO
Interface
SPI Slave
Interface
I/O Port
11
BDBUS0
I/O
5V safe bidirectional
data/control bus, BD bit 0
PortBD0
12
BDBUS1
I/O
5V safe bidirectional
data/control bus, BD bit 1
PortBD1
13
BDBUS2
I/O
5V safe bidirectional
data/control bus, BD bit 2
PortBD2
14
BDBUS3
I/O
5V safe bidirectional
data/control bus, BD bit 3
PortBD3
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Pin No.
Name
Type
Description
Combined Interface Mode
UART
Interface
Parallel FIFO
Interface
SPI Slave
Interface
I/O Port
15
BDBUS4
I/O
5V safe bidirectional
data/control bus, BD bit 4
PortBD4
16
BDBUS5
I/O
5V safe bidirectional
data/control bus, BD bit 5
PortBD5
18
BDBUS6
I/O
5V safe bidirectional
data/control bus, BD bit 6
PortBD6
19
BDBUS7
I/O
5V safe bidirectional
data/control bus, BD bit 7
PortBD7
20
BCBUS0
I/O
5V safe bidirectional
data/control bus, BC bit 0
PortBC0
21
BCBUS1
I/O
5V safe bidirectional
data/control bus, BC bit 1
PortBC1
22
BCBUS2
I/O
5V safe bidirectional
data/control bus, BC bit 2
PortBC2
23
BCBUS3
I/O
5V safe bidirectional
data/control bus, BC bit 3
PortBC3
31
ADBUS0
I/O
5V safe bidirectional
data/control bus, AD bit 0
TXD
D0
SCLK
PortAD0
32
ADBUS1
I/O
5V safe bidirectional
data/control bus, AD bit 1
RXD
D1
SDI
PortAD1
33
ADBUS2
I/O
5V safe bidirectional
data/control bus, AD bit 2
RTS#
D2
SDO
PortAD2
34
ADBUS3
I/O
5V safe bidirectional
data/control bus, AD bit 3
CTS#
D3
CS
PortAD3
35
ADBUS4
I/O
5V safe bidirectional
data/control bus, AD bit 4
DTR#
(DATAACK#)
D4
Not
Available
PortAD4
36
ADBUS5
I/O
5V safe bidirectional
data/control bus, AD bit 5
DSR#
(DATAREQ#)
D5
PortAD5
37
ADBUS6
I/O
5V safe bidirectional
data/control bus, AD bit 6
DCD#
D6
PortAD6
38
ADBUS7
I/O
5V safe bidirectional
data/control bus, AD bit 7
RI#
D7
PortAD7
41
ACBUS0
I/O
5V safe bidirectional
data/control bus, AC bit 0
TXDEN#
RXF#
PortAC0
42
ACBUS1
I/O
5V safe bidirectional
data/control bus, AC bit 1
TXE#
PortAC1
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Pin No.
Name
Type
Description
Combined Interface Mode
UART
Interface
Parallel FIFO
Interface
SPI Slave
Interface
I/O Port
43
ACBUS2
I/O
5V safe bidirectional
data/control bus, AC bit 2
RD#
PortAC2
44
ACBUS3
I/O
5V safe bidirectional
data/control bus, AC bit 3
WR
PortAC3
45
ACBUS4
I/O
5V safe bidirectional
data/control bus, AC bit 4
DATAREQ#
DATAREQ#
PortAC4
46
ACBUS5
I/O
5V safe bidirectional
data/control bus, AC bit 5,
Interface mode selection
pin
DATAACK#
DATAACK#
PortAC5
47
ACBUS6
I/O
5V safe bidirectional
data/control bus, AC bit 6,
Interface mode selection
pin
PortAC6
48
ACBUS7
I/O
5V safe bidirectional
data/control bus, AC bit 7.
To use a 12MHz crystal
with VNC1L fit a 47kΩ
pull-down resistor.
Alternatively, fitting a
47kΩ pull-up resistor on
this pin will switch off the
internal clock multiplier,
allowing the device to be
fed with an external
48MHz clock signal into
XTIN
PortAC7
Table 3.4 Data and Control Signals
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4 Functional Description
The VNC1L is the first of FTDI‟s Vinculum family of Embedded USB host controller integrated circuit
devices. Vinculum can also encapsulate certain USB device classes handling the USB Host Interface and
data transfer functions using the in-built MCU and embedded Flash memory. When interfacing to mass
storage devices, such as USB Flash drives, Vinculum transparently handles the FAT File Structure using a
simple to implement command set. Vinculum provides a cost effective solution for introducing USB host
capability into products that previously did not have the hardware resources to do so.
The VNC1L has a Combined Interface which interfaces a controlling application with the Command
Monitor. The combined interfaces are UART, Parallel FIFO and SPI.
The VNC1L is supplied un-programmed. It can be programmed before assembly or it can be configured
“in the field” with configuration option firmware available from the Vinculum website at
http://www.ftdichip.com.
4.1 Key Features
The VNC1L has the following key features:
Two independent USB Host ports.
8 or 32-bit V-MCU Core.
Dual DMA controllers for hardware acceleration.
64k Embedded Flash Program Memory.
4k internal Data SRAM.
2 x USB 2.0 Slow speed or Full speed Host or Slave ports.
Automatic Low or Full Speed selection.
UART, SPI and Parallel FIFO interfaces.
Up to 28 GPIO pins depending on configuration.
Low power operation (25mA running/2mA standby).
FTDI firmware easily updated in the field.
Multi-processor configuration capable.
4.2 Functional Block Descriptions
The following paragraphs detail each function within VNC1L. Please refer to the block diagram shown in
Figure 2.1.
USB Transceivers 1 and 2 - The two USB transceiver cells provide the physical USB device interface
supporting USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 standards. Low-speed and full-speed USB data rates are supported.
Each output driver provides +3.3V level slew rate control signalling, whilst a differential receiver and two
single ended receivers provide USB DATA IN, SE0 and USB Reset condition detection. These cells also
include integrated internal USB pull-up or pull-down resistors as required for host or slave mode.
USB Serial Interface Engine (SIE) - These blocks handle the parallel to serial and serial to parallel
conversion of the USB physical layer. This includes bit stuffing packets, CRC generation, USB frame
generation and protocol error checking.
12 MHz Oscillator - The 12MHz Oscillator cell generates a 12MHz reference clock input to the Clock
Multiplier PLL from an external 12MHz crystal.
Clock Multiplier PLL - The Clock Multiplier PLL takes the 12MHz input from the Oscillator Cell and
generates 24MHz and 48MHz reference clock signals, which are required by the USB SIE Blocks, the MCU
core, System Timer and UART prescalar blocks.
Program and Test Logic - This block provides a means of programming the onboard E-FLASH memory.
When PROG# is pulled low and the device is reset by pulsing the #RESET low, the onboard E-FLASH
memory is bypassed by an internal hard-coded bootstrap Loader ROM which contains code to allow the E-
FLASH memory to be programmed via commands to the UART interface. FTDI provides a software utility
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which allows VNC1L to be programmed using this method. The TEST pin is used in manufacturing to
enhance the testability of the various internal blocks and should be tied to GND.
DMA Controller 1 and 2 - The twin DMA controllers in VNC1L greatly enhance performance by allowing
data from the two USB SIE controllers, UART, FIFO and SPI interfaces to be transferred between each
other via the data SRAM with minimal MCU intervention.
Data SRAM - This 4k x 8bit block acts as the data (variable) memory for the Vinculum MCU, though it
can also be accessed transparently to the MCU by the twin DMA controllers.
NPU (Numeric Co-processor) Operations which extensively utilise 32-bit arithmetic, such as
calculations relating to the FAT file system, are enhanced by the 32-bit co-processor block.
UART Prescaler - This block provides the master transmit/receive clock for the UART block. By varying
the prescaler value, the baud rate of the UART can be adjusted over a range of 300baud to 1Mbaud.
System Timer - The system timer provides a regular interrupt to VNC1L firmware.
Vinculum MCU Core Processor core based on FTDI‟s proprietary 8-bit embedded MCU architecture.
VMCU has a Harvard architecture i.e. separate code and data space. It supports 64k bytes of program
code, 64k bytes of (paged) data space and 256 bytes of I/O space and uses “enhanced CISC” technology.
Typically VMCU instructions replace several lines of code in conventional CISC or RISC processors giving
RISC like performance in CISC architecture with the advantage over both of excellent code compression
in the program ROM space.
E-FLASH Program ROM - The VNCL1L has 64k bytes of embedded Flash (E-FLASH) memory. No special
programming voltages are necessary for programming the onboard E-FLASH as these are provided
internally on-chip. VNC1L devices are supplied blank and require to be initially programmed using the
Bootstrap Loader.
Bootstrap Loader ROM - This is a small block of hard-coded ROM (512 x 8 bits) which bypasses the
main E-FLASH memory when PROG# is pulled low. This provides a means of programming the entire E-
FLASH memory via the UART interface. A blank device must be programmed with the Bootstrap Loader
via the UART interface. A device already programmed may be upgraded via either the UART interface or
the USB interface.
UART and FIFO Logic - Optional serial and parallel interfaces to VNC1L that are equivalent to the
interfaces on FTDI‟s FT232 and FT245 ICs.
GPIO Blocks - General purpose I/O pins. Not all I/O pins are available to the user for a particular
configuration. Restrictions on use are shown in Table 3.4.
4.3 Programming VNC1L
The VNC1L is shipped as a blank device. It must be programmed (when in bootloader mode) with
firmware before use. It can be programmed either pre-assembly, using the VPROG-1 stand alone
programmer or programmed in-circuit via the UART interface.
The VNC1L bootloader uses the UART interface to load new firmware into the Vinculum Flash memory. To
enable the bootloader, the PROG# pin must be driven low and VNC1L must then be reset by driving the
RESET# pin low then high. Run mode can be enabled by driving the PROG# pin high and then resetting
VNC1L by driving the RESET# pin low then high.
When VNC1L firmware is updated via a microcontroller with a UART, the microcontroller must be capable
of at least 115200 baud.
The firmware can be upgraded in to the Flash memory via the UART interface or via a USB interface.
Examples of how to connect VNC1L in each of these modes is given in http://www.ftdichip.com
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5 Firmware Control Interface
There are three firmware interface options for the command monitor on the combined control and data
interface. The command monitor interface options are UART, FIFO or SPI. The mode of operation is
selected using VNC1L pins 46 and 47.The pin connections used to select the mode of the interface are
shown in Table 5.1:
Pin No.
Mode
47
(ACBUS6)
46
(ACBUS5)
Pull-Up
Pull-Up
UART
Pull-Up
Pull-Down
SPI
Pull-Down
Pull-Up
FIFO
Pull-Down
Pull-Down
UART
Table 5.1 Combined Interface Selection
Important : Pins ACBUS5 and ACBUS6 should not be tied directly to GND or VCC.
Pins ACBUS5 and ACBUS6 should be pulled high or low using a resistor of around 47kΩ. These pins are
read only at reset, but may then become outputs after the interface choice has been selected. When FIFO
mode is selected ACBUS5 will be used as an output by VNC1L Firmware.
5.1 UART Interface
When the data and control buses are configured in UART mode, the interface implements a standard
asynchronous serial UART port with flow control. The UART can support baud rates from 300baud to
1Mbaud.
Data transfer uses NRZ (Non-Return to Zero) data format consisting of 1 start bit, 7 or 8 data bits, an
optional parity bit, and one or two stop bits. When transmitting the data bits, the least significant bit is
transmitted first. Transmit and receive waveforms are illustrated in Figure 5.1 and Figure 5.2:
.
Figure 5.1 UART Receive Waveform
Figure 5.2 UART Transmit Waveform
Baud rate (default =9600 baud), flow control settings (default = RTS/CTS), number of data bits
(default=8), parity (default is no parity) and number of stop bits (default=1) are all configurable using
the firmware command interface. Please refer to http://www.ftdichip.com (or latest version).
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5.1.1 UART Mode Signal Descriptions
Pin No.
Name
Type
Description
31
TXD
Output
Transmit asynchronous data output
32
RXD
Input
Receive asynchronous data input
33
RTS#
Output
Request To Send Control Output
34
CTS#
Input
Clear To Send Control Input
35
DATAACK#
Output
Data Acknowledge (Data Terminal Ready Control) Output
36
DATAREQ#
Input
Data Request (Data Set Ready Control) Input
37
DCD#
Input
Data Carrier Detect Control Input
38
RI#
Input
Ring Indicator Control Input. RI# low can be used to resume the PC USB Host
controller from suspend.
41
TXDEN
Output
Enable Transmit Data for RS485 designs
Table 5.2 Data and Control Bus Signal Mode Options - UART Interface
In RS485 designs, a transmit data enable signal, TXDEN, may be used to signal that a transmit operation
is in progress. TXDEN will be set high one bit-time before data is transmitted and return low one bit time
after the last bit of a data frame has been transmitted.
The ring indicator pin, RI#, is used to wake up VNC1L from suspend mode. The suspend mode can be
entered using a firmware monitor command.
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5.2 SPI Interface
When the data and control buses are configured in SPI mode, the interface operates as an SPI Slave. An
SPI master is required to provide the clock (SCLK) signal and set the chip select (CS) for the duration of
the transaction. The SPI interface is a polled 4-wire interface which can operate at speeds up to 12MHz
The SPI interface differs from most other implementations in that it uses a 13 clock sequence to transfer
a single byte of data. In addition to a „Start‟ state, the SPI master must send two setup bits which
indicate data direction and target address. The encoding of the setup bits is shown in Table 5.3. A single
data byte is transmitted in each SPI transaction, with the most significant bit transmitted first.
After each transaction VNC1L returns a single status bit. This indicates if a Data Write was successful or a
Data Read was valid.
Direction
(R/W)
Target
Address
Operation
Meaning
1
0
Data Read
Retrieve byte from Transmit Buffer
1
1
Status Read
Read SPI Interface Status
0
0
Data Write
Add byte to Receive Buffer
0
1
N/A
N/A
Table 5.3 SPI Setup Bit Encoding
5.2.1 Signal Descriptions
Pin No.
Name
Type
Description
31
SCLK
Input
SPI Clock input
32
SDI
Input
SPI Serial Data Input
33
SDO
Output
SPI Serial Data Output
34
CS
Input
SPI Chip Select Input
Table 5.4 Data and Control Bus Signal Mode Options - SPI Interface
The VNC1L SPI interface uses 4 signal lines: SCLK, CS, SDI and SDO. The signals SDI, SDO and CS
are always clocked on the rising edge of the SCLK signal.
CS signal must be raised high for the duration of the entire transaction. For data transactions, the CS
must be released for at least one clock cycle after a transaction has completed. It is not necessary to
release CS between Status Read operations.
The „Start‟ state of SDI and CS high on the rising edge of SCLK initiates the transfer. The transfer finishes
after 13 clock cycles, and the next transfer starts when SDI is high during the rising edge of SCLK.
The following Figure 5.3 and Table 5.5 give details of the bus timing requirements.
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Figure 5.3 SPI Slave Mode Timing
Time
Description
Minimum
Typical
Maximum
Unit
T1
SCLK Period
83
-
-
ns
T2
SCLK High
20
-
-
ns
T3
SCLK Low
20
-
-
ns
T4
Input Setup Time
10
-
-
ns
T5
Input Hold Time
10
-
-
ns
T6
Output Hold Time
2
-
-
ns
T7
Output Valid Time
-
-
20
ns
Table 5.5 SPI Slave Data Timing
5.2.2 SPI Master Data Read Transaction
The SPI master must periodically poll for new data in VNC1L Transmit Buffer. It is recommended that
this is done first before sending any command.
The Start and Setup sequence is sent to VNC1L by the SPI master, see Figure 5.4.
The VNC1L clocks out data from its Transmit Buffer on subsequent rising edge clock cycles provided by
the SPI master. This is followed by a status bit generated by VNC1L. The Data Read status bit is defined
in Table 5.6.
If the status bit indicates New Data then the byte received is valid. If it indicates Old Data then the
Transmit Buffer in VNC1L is empty and the byte of data received in the current transaction should be
disregarded.
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Status Bit
Meaning
0
New Data
Data in current transaction is valid data.
Byte removed from Transmit Buffer.
1
Old Data
This same data has been read in a previous read cycle.
Repeat the read cycle until New Data is received.
Table 5.6 SPI Master Data Read Status Bit
Figure 5.4 SPI Master Data Read (VNC1L Slave Mode)
The status bit is only valid until the next rising edge of SCLK after the last data bit.
During the Data Read operation the CS signal must not be de-asserted.
The transfer completes after 13 clock cycles and the next transfer can begin when SDI and CS are high
during the rising edge of SCLK.
5.2.3 SPI Master Data Transaction
During an SPI master Data Write operation the Start and Setup sequence is sent by the SPI master to
VNC1L, see Figure 5.5. This is followed by the SPI master transmitting each bit of the data to be written
to VNC1L. The VNC1L then responds with a status bit on SDO on the rising edge of the next clock cycle.
The SPI master must read the status bit at the end of each write transaction to determine if the data was
written successfully to VNC1L Receive Buffer. The Data Write status bit is defined in Table 5.7. The status
bit is only valid until the next rising edge of SCLK after the last data bit.
If the status bit indicates Accept then the byte transmitted has been added to VNC1L Receive Buffer. If it
shows Reject then the Receive Buffer is full and the byte of data transmitted in the current transaction
should be re-transmitted by the SPI master to VNC1L.
Any application should poll VNC1L Receive Buffer by retrying the Data Write operation until the data is
accepted.
Status Bit
Meaning
0
Accept
Data from the current transaction was accepted and added to the Receive Buffer
1
Reject
Write data was not accepted.
Retry the same write cycle.
Table 5.7 SPI Master Data Write Status Bit
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Figure 5.5 SPI Slave Mode Data Write
5.2.4 SPI Master Status Read Transaction
The VNC1L has a status byte which determines the state of the Receive and Transmit Buffers. The SPI
master must poll VNC1L and read the status byte.
The Start and Setup sequence is sent to VNC1L by the SPI master, see Figure 5.6. The VNC1L clocks out
its status byte on subsequent rising edge clock cycles from the SPI master. This is followed by a status
bit generated by VNC1L (also on the SDO) which will always be zero (indicating new data).
The meaning of the bits within the status byte sent by VNC1L during a Status Read operation is described
in Table 5.8.
The result of the Status Read transaction is only valid during the transaction itself.
Data read and data write transactions must still check the status bit during a Data Read or Data Write
cycle regardless of the result of a Status Read operation.
Bit
Description
Description
0
RXF#
Receive Buffer Full
1
TXE#
Transmit Buffer Empty
2
-
3
-
4
RXF IRQEn
Receive Buffer Full Interrupt Enable
5
TXE IRQEn
Transmit Buffer Empty Interrupt Enable
6
-
7
-
Table 5.8 SPI Status Read Byte bit descriptions.
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Figure 5.6 SPI Slave Mode Status Read
5.3 Parallel FIFO Interface
When VNC1L data and control buses are configured in the parallel FIFO interface mode, then it is
functionally equivalent to FTDI FT245R and FT245B devices.
5.3.1 Signal Descriptions
The Parallel FIFO interface signals are described in Table 5.9.
Pin No.
Name
Type
Description
31
D0
I/O
FIFO Data Bus Bit 0
32
D1
I/O
FIFO Data Bus Bit 1
33
D2
I/O
FIFO Data Bus Bit 2
34
D3
I/O
FIFO Data Bus Bit 3
35
D4
I/O
FIFO Data Bus Bit 4
36
D5
I/O
FIFO Data Bus Bit 5
37
D6
I/O
FIFO Data Bus Bit 6
38
D7
I/O
FIFO Data Bus Bit 7
41
RXF#
Output
When high, do not read data from the FIFO.
When low, there is data available in the FIFO which can be read by strobing
RD# low, then high.
42
TXE#
Output
When high, do not write data into the FIFO.
When low, data can be written into the FIFO by strobing WR high, then low.
43
RD#
Input
Enables the current FIFO data byte on D0...D7 when low. Fetches the next FIFO
data byte (if available) from the receive FIFO buffer when RD# goes from high
to low
44
WR
Input
Writes the data byte on the D0...D7 pins into the transmit FIFO buffer when WR
goes from high to low.
Table 5.9 Data and Control Bus Signal Mode Options - Parallel FIFO Interface
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5.3.2 Read Transaction
When in parallel FIFO interface mode, the timing of a read operation on the FIFO interface is shown in
Figure 5.7 and Table 5.10.
Figure 5.7 FIFO Read Cycle
Time
Description
Minimum
Maximum
Unit
T1
RD Active Pulse Width
50
-
ns
T2
RD to RD Pre-Charge Time
50 + T6
-
ns
T3
RD Active to Valid Data*
20
50
ns
T4
Valid Data Hold Time from RD Inactive*
0
-
ns
T5
RD Inactive to RXF#
0
25
ns
T6
RXF Inactive After RD Cycle
80
-
ns
Table 5.10 FIFO Read Cycle Timings
*Load = 30pF
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5.3.3 Write Transaction
When in parallel FIFO interface mode, the timing of a write operation on the FIFO interface is shown in
Figure 5.8 and Table 5.11.
Figure 5.8 FIFO Write Cycle
Time
Description
Minimum
Maximum
Unit
T1
WR Active Pulse Width
50
-
ns
T2
WR to RD Pre-Charge Time
50
-
ns
T3
Data Setup Time before WR Inactive
20
-
ns
T4
Data Hold Time from WR Inactive
0
-
ns
T5
WR Inactive to TXE#
5
25
ns
T6
TXE Inactive After WR Cycle
80
-
ns
Table 5.11 FIFO Write Cycle Timings
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6 Device Characteristics and Ratings
6.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
The absolute maximum ratings for VNC1L are shown in Table 6.1. These are in accordance with the
Absolute Maximum Rating System (IEC 60134). Exceeding these may cause permanent damage to the
device.
Parameter
Value
Unit
Storage Temperature
-65°C to 150°C
Degrees C
Floor Life (Out of Bag) At Factory Ambient
( 30°C / 60% Relative Humidity)
168 Hours
(IPC/JEDEC J-STD-033A MSL Level 3
Compliant)*
Hours
Ambient Temperature (Power Applied)
-40°C to 85°C
Degrees C.
Vcc Supply Voltage
0 to +3.6
V
DC Input Voltage - USBDP and USBDM
-0.5 to +(Vcc +0.5)
V
DC Input Voltage - High Impedance Bidirectionals
-0.5 to +5.00
V
DC Input Voltage - All other Inputs
-0.5 to +(Vcc +0.5)
V
DC Output Current - Outputs
8
mA
DC Output Current - Low Impedance Bidirectionals
8
mA
Power Dissipation (Vcc = 3.6V)
250
mW
Table 6.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
* If devices are stored out of the packaging beyond this time limit the devices should be baked
before use. The devices should be ramped up to a temperature of 125°C and baked for up to 17
hours.
6.2 DC Characteristics
DC Characteristics (Ambient Temperature -40˚C to +85˚C)
Parameter
Description
Minimum
Typical
Maximum
Units
Conditions
Vcc1
VCC Operating Supply
Voltage
3
3.3
3.6
V
Vcc2
VCCIO Operating Supply
Voltage
3
3.3
3.6
V
Icc1
Operating Supply Current
-
25
-
mA
Normal Operation
Icc2
Operating Supply Current
1.0
2.0
mA
USB Suspend
Table 6.2 Operating Voltage and Current
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Parameter
Description
Minimum
Typical
Maximum
Units
Conditions
Voh
Output Voltage High
Vcc-0.4
3.6
V
I source = 8mA
Vol
Output Voltage Low
0.4
V
I sink = 8mA
Vin
Input Switching Threshold
0.8
1.4
2.0
V
Table 6.3 UART and CBUS I/O Pin Characteristics
Parameter
Description
Minimum
Typical
Maximum
Units
Conditions
Vin
Input Switching Threshold
0.8
1.4
2.0
V
Table 6.4 RESET# and PROG# Pin Characteristics
Parameter
Description
Minimum
Typical
Maximum
Units
Conditions
UVoh
I/O Pins Static Output
( High)
2.8
3.6
V
UVol
I/O Pins Static Output
( Low )
0
0.3
V
UVse
Single Ended Rx Threshold
0.8
2.0
V
UCom
Differential Common Mode
0.8
2.5
V
UVdif
Differential Input Sensitivity
0.2
V
UDrvZ
Driver Output Impedance
28
44
Ohms
**
Table 6.5 USB I/O Pin (USBDP, USBDM) Characteristics
** Driver Output Impedance includes the external USB series resistors on USBDP and USBDM pins.
Parameter
Description
Minimum
Typical
Maximum
Units
Conditions
Voh
Output Voltage High
0.6
V
Fosc = 12MHz
Vol
Output Voltage Low
0.2
V
Fosc = 12MHz
Vin
Input Switching Threshold
0.4
V
Table 6.6 XTIN, XOUT Pin Characteristics
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7 Application Examples
7.1 Example VNC1L Schematic (MCU UART Interface)
VNC1L can be configured to communicate with a microcontroller using a UART interface. An example of
this is shown in Figure 7.1.
Figure 7.1 VNC1L Schematic (MCU - UART Interface)
Notes:
1. It is recommended that 68pF loading capacitors are used with the 12MHz oscillator.
2. VNC1L is shipped as a blank device. Initial in-circuit programming (using the downloaded .rom
file) can only be done via the UART interface.
3. When in bootstrap mode (PROG# is low and RESET# toggled) then ACBUS5 and ACBUS6 are
ignored and the device is forced into UART mode.
4. VNC1L can also be programmed, pre-assembly, using the VPROG1 VNC1L stand-alone
programmer see http://www.ftdichip.com
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7.2 Block Diagram - VNC1L Programming Via USB Interface
VNC1L can be programmed from a PC USB port using an FTDI USB-serial converter such as the FT232R.
This is the fastest way to reprogram VNC1L Flash memory as data can be transferred to VNC1L at up to
1MBaud.
The required connections between VNC1L and an FT232R device for controlling the PROG# and RESET#
pins is shown in Figure 7.2.
FT232R VNC1L-1A
TXD
TXD (ADBUS0)
RXD (ADBUS1)
RXD
RTS#
RTS# (ADBUS2)
CTS#
CTS# (ADBUS3)
CBUS2
CBUS3
PROG#
RESET#
VCCIO
GND GND
GND
VCC3V3
10k 10k
Figure 7.2 VNC1L Block Diagram of Programming Using USB Connection
Note that CBUS Bit Bang mode must be enabled in the FT232R EEPROM for CBUS2 and CBUS3 to enable
this operation. See FTDI application note “AN232R-01 Bit Bang Modes for the FT232R and FT245R” for
details of how to use CBUS Bit Bang mode. This is available at http://www.ftdichip.com).
To enable the bootloader, the PROG# pin must be held low and the RESET# pin must be pulsed low then
high again (this resets VNC1L).
Run mode can be enabled by driving the PROG# pin high and then resetting VNC1L by driving the
RESET# pin low then high.
For further examples of connecting VNC1L for programming, please refer to http://www.ftdichip.com
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8 Package Parameters
8.1 LQFP-48 Dimensions
VNC1L is supplied in a RoHS Compliant 48 pin LQFP package as standard.
Figure 8.1 LQFP-48 Package Dimensions
The LQFP-48 package is lead (Pb) free and uses a „green‟ compound. The package is fully compliant with
European Union directive 2002/95/EC. This package has a 7.00mm x 7.00mm body (9.00 mm x 9.00 mm
including pins). The pins are on a 0.50 mm pitch. The mechanical drawing in Figure 8.1 shows the LQFP-
48 package all dimensions are in millimetres.
The date code format is YYWW where WW = 2 digit week number, YY = 2 digit year number.
An alternative 6mm x 6mm leadless QFN package is also available for projects where PCB area is critical.
Contact FTDI for availability.
Pin# 1
0.25
1.60
MAX
12o+/- 1o
1.4 +/- 0.05
0.2 Min 0.6 +/- 0.15
1.0
0.05 Min
0.15 Max
0.24 +/- 0.07
0.22 +/- 0.05
0.09 Min
0.2 Max 0.09 Min
0.16 Max
7
9
7 9
PIN# 48
0.5
0.22+/- 0.05
VNC1L-1A
YYWW
XXXXXXXXX
XXXXXX
FTDI
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8.2 Solder Reflow Profile
The recommended solder reflow profile is shown in Figure 8.2.
Figure 8.2 VNC1L Solder Reflow Profile
The recommended values for the solder reflow profile are detailed in Table 8.1. Values are shown for both
a completely Pb free solder process (i.e. VNC1L is used with Pb free solder) and for a non-Pb free solder
process (i.e. VNC1L is used with non-Pb free solder).
Profile Feature
Pb Free Solder Process
Non-Pb Free Solder Process
Average Ramp Up Rate (Ts to Tp)
3°C / second Max.
3°C / second Max.
Preheat
- Temperature Min (TS Min.)
- Temperature Max (TS Max.)
- Time (tS Min to tS Max)
150°C
200°C
60 to 180 seconds
100°C
150°C
60 to 120 seconds
Time Maintained Above Critical
Temperature TL:
- Temperature (TL)
- Time (tL)
217°C
60 to 150 seconds
183°C
60 to 150 seconds
Peak Temperature (TP)
260°C
240°C
Time within 5°C of actual Peak
Temperature (tP)
20 to 40 seconds
10 to 30 seconds
Ramp Down Rate
6°C / second Max.
6°C / second Max.
Time for T= 25°C to Peak Temperature, Tp
8 minutes Max.
6 minutes Max.
Table 8.1 Reflow Profile Parameter Value
Critical Zone: when
T is in the range
T to T
Temperature, T (Degrees C)
Time, t (seconds)
25 P
T = 25º C to T
tp
Tp
TL
t
Preheat
S
tL
Ramp Up Lp
Ramp
Down
T Max
S
T Min
S
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9 Contact Information
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Appendix A - List of Figures and Tables
List of Figures
Figure 2.1 Simplified VNC1L Block Diagram ............................................................... 4
Figure 3.1 48 Lead LQFP Package Pin Out .................................................................. 7
Figure 3.2 VNC1L Schematic Symbol ....................................................................... 8
Figure 5.1 UART Receive Waveform.......................................................................... 14
Figure 5.2 UART Transmit Waveform ........................................................................ 14
Figure 5.3 SPI Slave Mode Timing ............................................................................ 17
Figure 5.4 SPI Master Data Read (VNC1L Slave Mode) ............................................. 18
Figure 5.5 SPI Slave Mode Data Write ...................................................................... 19
Figure 5.6 SPI Slave Mode Status Read .................................................................... 20
Figure 5.7 FIFO Read Cycle ....................................................................................... 21
Figure 5.8 FIFO Write Cycle ...................................................................................... 22
Figure 7.1 VNC1L Schematic (MCU - UART Interface) ............................................... 25
Figure 7.2 VNC1L Block Diagram of Programming Using USB Connection ............... 26
Figure 8.1 LQFP-48 Package Dimensions .................................................................. 27
Figure 8.2 VNC1L Solder Reflow Profile .................................................................... 28
List of Tables
Table 3.1 USB Interface Group ................................................................................... 8
Table 3.2 Power and Ground Group ............................................................................ 9
Table 3.3 Miscellaneous Signal Group ......................................................................... 9
Table 3.4 Data and Control Signals ........................................................................... 11
Table 5.1 Combined Interface Selection ................................................................... 14
Table 5.2 Data and Control Bus Signal Mode Options - UART Interface .................... 15
Table 5.3 SPI Setup Bit Encoding ............................................................................. 16
Table 5.4 Data and Control Bus Signal Mode Options - SPI Interface ....................... 16
Table 5.5 SPI Slave Data Timing ............................................................................... 17
Table 5.6 SPI Master Data Read Status Bit ............................................................... 18
Table 5.7 SPI Master Data Write Status Bit .............................................................. 18
Table 5.8 SPI Status Read Byte bit descriptions. ................................................... 19
Table 5.9 Data and Control Bus Signal Mode Options - Parallel FIFO Interface ......... 20
Table 5.10 FIFO Read Cycle Timings ......................................................................... 21
Table 5.11 FIFO Write Cycle Timings ........................................................................ 22
Table 6.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings ....................................................................... 23
Table 6.2 Operating Voltage and Current .................................................................. 23
Table 6.3 UART and CBUS I/O Pin Characteristics .................................................... 24
Table 6.4 RESET# and PROG# Pin Characteristics .................................................... 24
Table 6.5 USB I/O Pin (USBDP, USBDM) Characteristics .......................................... 24
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Table 6.6 XTIN, XOUT Pin Characteristics ................................................................. 24
Table 8.1 Reflow Profile Parameter Value ................................................................ 28
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Appendix B - Revision History
Revision History
Version 0.90 Initial Datasheet Created July 2006
Version 0.95 Datasheet Update September 2006
Version 0.96 Datasheet Update March 2007
Version 0.97 Update Table 5 June 2007
Version 0.98 Layout Update October 2007
Version 0.99 Datasheet Update May 2008
Version 1.00 Datasheet Update May 2008
Version 2.00 Increased temperature range, reformatted + minor edits. August 2008
Version 2.01 Corrected LED connection in Fig 7.1.
Corrected XTIN description.
Updated company address info. 11th May 2009
Version 2.02 Update table 3.4, pin 35 and 36.
Replaced DATAACK# with DTR# and
Replaced DATAREQ# with DSR# 23rd August 2010