FT232HL-REEL

FT232HL-REEL is the reel ordering form of the FTDI FT232H single-channel USB Hi-Speed bridge in the 48-pin LQFP package: the maker’s manual builds the code from the FT232HL base (L for the LQFP form, against Q for the QFN form) plus the -REEL packing code of 1,500 pieces per reel, and the maker’s product page carries FT232HL-REEL as the reel option for this package. It bridges USB 2.0 Hi-Speed at 480 Mbps to a UART at up to 12 MBaud, an asynchronous FIFO at 8 MByte/s, a synchronous FIFO at 40 MByte/s, or the MPSSE engine at up to 30 Mbit/s for JTAG, SPI and I2C, with 3.3 V I/O that tolerates 5 V. FTDI publishes no per-code lifecycle field; the code stands in the current manual (FT_000288, v2.2) and on the maker’s product page with no discontinuation notice. The selection point is one chip covering debug, programming and production-test interfaces: the same FT232H serves as a board’s JTAG and SPI bridge and as its USB serial port. Selection advice: the LQFP and QFN forms of the FT232H are different order codes on different footprints - confirm the HL code, not just the FT232H family name, against your layout. Parameters verified against the FTDI FT232H datasheet FT_000288 v2.2 and the maker’s product page.