Programming Guides

The table below lists all the currently available programming guides and user guides.

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Document Title	Description	Revision	Release Date
FT260 User Guide	User Guide for FT260	1.3	07-04-2025
LibFT260 User Guide	User Guide for LibFT260	1.5	25-07-2025
D3XX Programmer's Guide	Lists functions available in FTD3XX.DLL	1.7	28-03-2018
D2XX Programmer's Guide	Lists functions available in FTD2XX.DLL	1.6	19-06-2025
Java D2XX for Android User Manual	Lists functions available in Java D2XX API for Android	1.0	04-01-2011
LibMPSSE-I2C User Guide	User Guide for LibMPSSE-I2C.DLL	1.5	27-05-2020
FTCJTAG Programmer's Guide	Lists functions available in FTCJTAG.DLL	1.2	02-09-2009
LibMPSSE-SPI User Guide	Lists functions available in LibMPSSE-SPI.DLL	1.2	27-05-2020
FTChipID Programmer's Guide	Lists functions available in FTChipID.DLL	1.1
SafeGuard-IT Programmer's Guide	Lists functions available in SafeGuard-IT Programmer's Guide	1.0	20-07-2007
Vinculum Firmware User Manual	Vinculum (VNC1L) firmware manual	2.05	04-08-2008
Vinculum Firmware Tools User Manual	Guide for Vinculum (VNC1L) firmware tools	1.0	26-09-2007
FT31XD Programmers Guide	Programming API to support FT311D / FT312D	1.1	21-05-2013
FT4222 Library User Guide	User guide for LibFT4222	1.8	12-03-2024

*Please note that FTDI have not produced a programmer’s guide for VCP drivers due to the large amount of documentation available from Microsoft on serial communication.

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