FTDI公司的FT2232系列芯片可实现USB与异步串行口RS232/RS485、同步串行总线IIC/SPI/JTAG相互通信，市场占有率，使用普遍。

FTDI芯片有两种类型的驱动：virtual COM port driver (VCP)和D2xx。VCP就是常用的U转串COM驱动，实现USB到虚拟串口功能，应用于异步RS232/RS485与USB间通信，linux设备文件为/dev/ttyUSBx；D2XX应用于同步串行总线IIC/SPI/JTAG与USB间通信，整个驱动框架都有FTDI公司提供。

COM驱动

linux支持FTDI公司的VCP驱动需配置内核：

Device Drivers --->[*] USB support ---><M> USB Serial Converter support ---><M> USB Prolific 2303Single Port Serial Driver<M> USB FTDI Single Port Serial Driver

Prolific和FTDI是常用的USB转串口芯片厂商。通用模块usbserial.ko，prolific公司的模块pl2303.ko，ftdi公司的模块ftdi_sio.ko

[    1.771996] usbcore: registered new interfacedriver usbfs[1.777600] usbcore: registered new interfacedriver hub[1.782975] usbcore: registered newdevice driver usb[3.227325] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage[3.331190] usbcore: registered new interfacedriver bcm203x[3.336872] usbcore: registered new interfacedriver bfusb[3.342381] usbcore: registered new interfacedriver btusb[3.347893] usbcore: registered new interfacedriver ath3k[3.496381] usbcore: registered new interfacedriver usbhid[3.501958] usbhid: USB HID core driver[58.132670] usb 1-1: new full-speed USB device number 2 using xhci-hcd[58.314580] usbcore: registered new interfacedriver usbserial[58.316675] usbcore: registered new interfacedriver pl2303[58.316707] usbserial: USB Serial support registered forpl2303[58.317386] usb 1-1: pl2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB0[289.400405] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, device number 2

或

[    1.774779] usbcore: registered new interfacedriver usbfs[1.780377] usbcore: registered new interfacedriver hub[1.785752] usbcore: registered newdevice driver usb[3.230535] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage[3.334244] usbcore: registered new interfacedriver bcm203x[3.339930] usbcore: registered new interfacedriver bfusb[3.345439] usbcore: registered new interfacedriver btusb[3.350951] usbcore: registered new interfacedriver ath3k[3.495753] usbcore: registered new interfacedriver usbhid[3.501362] usbhid: USB HID core driver[3.643788] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 2 using xhci-hcd[7.070296] usbcore: registered new interfacedriver usbserial[7.099899] usbcore: registered new interfacedriver ftdi_sio[7.099925] usbserial: USB Serial support registered forFTDI USB Serial Device[7.100046] usb 1-1: Detected FT2232H[7.100439] usb 1-1: FTDI USB Serial Device converter now attached to ttyUSB0[7.100539] usb 1-1: Detected FT2232H[7.100667] usb 1-1: FTDI USB Serial Device converter now attached to ttyUSB1[86.423288] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, device number 2

插入USB设备会在/dev/ttyUSBx文件出现，可像操作普通的串口文件/dev/ttySx一样操作，采用通用termios编程。

D2XX驱动

在linux中VCP和D2XX驱动是不兼容的，当D2XX驱动应用前应卸载VCP驱动模块：

sudo rmmod ftdi_sio

sudo rmmod usbserial

实际测试中采用D2XX驱动时系统会自动卸载VCP驱动。

D2XX驱动协议栈如下图，D2XX驱动libftd2xx.tar.gz可在如下页面下载：https://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/D2XX.htm，或者直接在系统下apt安装（可能需要libusb-dev）：

apt install libftdi-dev

在D2XX驱动之上是libmpsse，即MPSSE库。Multi Protocol Synchronous Serial Engine(MPSSE)是一个通用的同步总线如I2C、SPI或JTAG通信库，用于FT2232D、FT2232H、FT4232H和FT232H芯片通过USB与PC或ARM通信。MPSSE基于D2XX设计。

D2XX应用

lora gateway就应用了D2XX驱动，将SPI接口转化为U口与主服务器（X86或ARM）通信，开源库：https://github.com/yuxi-o/RAK833-LoRaGateway-RPi或https://github.com/Lora-net/lora_gateway.git。

参考：

1． https://www.ftdichip.com/Support/Documents/AppNotes.htm

2． FTDI FT2232H在嵌入式教学中的应用

3． linux内核支持U-disk和U转串

4． FTDI Drivers Installation Guide for Linux

5． User Guide For LibMPSSE-SPI