FTDI-EEPROM(1)						      General Commands Manual						    FTDI-EEPROM(1)

NAME

       ftdi_eeprom - Tool for reading/erasing/flashing FTDI USB chip eeproms

SYNOPSIS

       ftdi_eeprom [commands] config-file

DESCRIPTION

       ftdi_eeprom  is	a  small  tool for reading/erasing/flashing FTDI USB chip eeproms. It uses libftdi to access the chip, so you will need to
       have the required permissions on the device.

       The ftdi_sio module should not be loaded. You can prevent it to be automatically loaded by adding it to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.

       You have to unplug and replug your device to get the new values to be read.  Otherwise, you will still get the old values.

COMMANDS

       --read-eeprom
	      Read eeprom and write to -filename- from config-file.

       --erase-eeprom
	      Erase eeprom.

       --flash-eeprom
	      Flash eeprom.

CONFIGURATION FILE

       The configuration file contains a list of key-value pairs which will be used to flash an FTDI USB chip eeprom.  Comments start with #.  The
       beginning of such a file might look like the following:

	      vendor_id=0x0403	      # Vendor ID
	      product_id=0x6001       # Product ID

	      max_power=0	      # Max. power consumption: value * 2 mA. Use 0 if self_powered = true.

	      ###########
	      # Strings #
	      ###########
	      manufacturer="ACME Inc"		      # Manufacturer
	      product="USB Serial Converter"	      # Product
	      serial="08-15"			      # Serial

       The  example configuration file that could be found in /usr/share/doc/ftdi-eeprom/examples is quite well commented so you should be able to
       use it as a basis.  The following keys are supported:

       vendor_id
	      Set the vendor ID of the device. This value could be entered in decimal or hexadecimal form, and should be in the range  0-65535	or
	      0x0000-0xffff, respectively.

       product_id
	      Set  the product ID of the device. This value could be entered in decimal or hexadecimal form, and should be in the range 0-65535 or
	      0x0000-0xffff, respectively.

       max_power
	      Set the maximum current the device will use, in 2 mA unit. Use 0 if self_powered = true.

       manufacturer
	      Set the manufacturer string which normally holds the name of the manufacturer.

       product
	      Set the product string which normally holds the name of the product.

       serial Set the serial string which normally holds the serial number of the product.

       self_powered
	      Specify if the device is self-powered or not. The value should be true or false.

       remote_wakeup
	      Specify if the device supports remote wake-ups. The value should be true or false.

       use_serial
	      If this value is set to true, the serial string will be used. Otherwise the default serial string will be used.

       BM_type_chip
	      This value have to be set to true if you are using a BM chip.

       in_is_isochronous
	      If set to true this option specify that the input endpoint is in isochronous mode.

       out_is_isochronous
	      If set to true this option specify that the output endpoint is in isochronous mode.

       suspend_pull_downs
	      If this value is set to true the pull downs are enabled during suspend for lower power consumption.

       change_usb_version
	      This value has to be set to true if you want to force the USB version using the usb_version key. Otherwise the default  USB  version
	      will be used.

       usb_version
	      Set the USB version of the device. The change_usb_version value has to be set to true.

       filename
	      Specify a filename if you want to dump the content of the eeprom into it.

AUTHOR

       ftdi_eeprom was written by Intra2net AG <opensource@intra2net.com>.
       This manual page was written by Aurelien Jarno <aurel32@debian.org> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).

								  March 31, 2004						    FTDI-EEPROM(1)