FT245 USB Relay

FT245RL USB RELAY 4CHANNEL

ORDER CODE: RDL/4RB/14/001/V4.0

DOCUMENT VERSION: 2.0

 Switch off the supply voltage of this product as well as of attached devices
before connecting or disconnecting them.
 Always use insulated tools while working.
 Do not touch any components of the board in open hand during power ON

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Contents

1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 3
2. FEATURES .............................................................................................................................. 3
3. SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................... 4
4. APPLICATIONS ...................................................................................................................... 4
5. BLOCK DIAGRAM ................................................................................................................. 5
a) USB 4 CHANNEL RELAY BOARD TO PC ..................................................................... 5
b) USB 4 CHANNEL RELAY BOARD WITH RASPBERRY PI ......................................... 5
c) RELAY APPLICATION WIRING DIAGRAM ................................................................. 6
d) RELAY APPLICATION WIRING DIAGRAM WITH DIGITAL SENSOR .................... 6
6. ORDER INFORMATION TABLE .......................................................................................... 7
7. DOCUMENTS AND SUPPORT ............................................................................................. 8
a) Link to install driver for FT245RL ...................................................................................... 8
8. FT245RL UTILITY SOFTWARE ........................................................................................... 9
9. PROGRAMMABLE RELAY BOARD SOFTWARE ........................................................... 10
10. RASPBERRY PI SETUP ...................................................................................................... 11
a) Steps /Instruction to be followed to control relay from Linux Pc or Raspberry Pi with
Ubuntu/Raspbian......................................................................................................................... 11
b) Steps to control the relay through Python Script in Windows ........................................... 12
11. RELATED PRODUCTS ....................................................................................................... 14

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1. INTRODUCTION

This relay board with 4 SPDT relays and digital IO controlled via USB protocol, Suitable
for home automation applications, hobby projects, and industrial automation. The free
software application allows controlling relays manually or automatic operation by creating
timers for each channel and enabling repeat cycle. Relay module support Windows & Linux
platform, .Net / JAVA / Python SDK available for developing custom application.

2. FEATURES

 Completely opto isolated relay module

 LED indication for relay & power supply.
 4x SPDT Relay (7A 250V, 12A 120V, 10A 125VAC, 10A 28VDC)
 4x Digital IO 5v
 USB Control Chipset FT245RL
 Greater Power handling PCB 70 Micron with good quality screw Connector
 Relay Module Power supply selection available in 5V / 12V / 24 V.
 Configurable FIFO interface I/O pins.
 Data transfer rates up to 1Mbyte / second*
 Fully integrated USB termination resistors.
 Device supplied pre-programmed with unique USB serial number.
 USB 2.0 Full Speed compatible.
 Fully integrated 1024 bit EEPROM storing, device descriptors and FIFO I/O
configuration
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 Device supplied pre-programmed with unique USB serial number.

 Integrated power-on-reset circuit.
 -40°C to 85°C extended operating temperature range.
 .Net / JAVA / Python SDK available for developing custom application
*applicable for only Digital IO

3. SPECIFICATIONS

Specifications
Max power consumption 300mA
Supply Voltage 5V/12V/24V *
Digital IO Data transfer Rate 1MBPS
Digital IO 5V 4x
Relay 4x , 7A
Relay Max Current 0.21A
Operating temperature -40°C to 85°C
Opto Isolation 3700VRMS
LED Indication Power supply & Relay ON
Dimension(L * W) 80MM * 60MM

4. APPLICATIONS

 Home automation
 Process Automation
 Vending Machine
 Gaming control system
 Robotics
 Alarms
 Timers
 Remote monitoring and controlling.
 ATM Security system
 Aquariums applications

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5. BLOCK DIAGRAM

a) USB 4 CHANNEL RELAY BOARD TO PC

b) USB 4 CHANNEL RELAY BOARD WITH RASPBERRY PI

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c) RELAY APPLICATION WIRING DIAGRAM

d) RELAY APPLICATION WIRING DIAGRAM WITH DIGITAL SENSOR

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6. ORDER INFORMATION TABLE

ORDER CODE IMAGE RELAY TYPE & SUPPLY

VOLTAGE

Supply Voltage:5v/12v/24v
RDL/4RB/14/001/V4.0-5V Relay Voltage : 5v/12v/24v
RDL/4RB/14/001/V4.0-12V Relay Amp :7A
RDL/4RB/14/001/V4.0-24V Type: Board level

Supply Voltage:5v/12v/24v
Relay Voltage : 5v/12v/24v
Relay Amp :7A
RDL/4RB/14/001/V4.0-A5V Type: Din rail
RDL/4RB/14/001/V4.0-A12V
RDL/4RB/14/001/V4.0-A24V

Supply Voltage:5v/12v/24v
Relay Voltage : 5v/12v/24v
SSR Amp :4A
RDL/4RB/14/001/V4.0-B5V Type: Board level with SSR
RDL/4RB/14/001/V4.0-B12V
RDL/4RB/14/001/V4.0-B24V

*Mention the Supply voltage during the order

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7. DOCUMENTS AND SUPPORT

a) Link to install driver for FT245RL

http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm

b) Software examples- ftdi chip

https://ftdichip.com/software-examples/

c) Manuals

http://www.dlpdesign.com/mprog35-ug.pdf

http://www.ftdichip.com/Support/Documents/AppNotes/AN_130_FT2232H_Used_In_
FT245%20Synchronous%20FIFO%20Mode.pdf

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8. FT245RL UTILITY SOFTWARE

Features

 On and off button provided to test onboard relays with status indication.
 Windows application.
 COM port will be automatically selected

To download FT245RL utility, go to the link given below

https://researchdesignlab.com/projects/ft245rl32.rar

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9. PROGRAMMABLE RELAY BOARD SOFTWARE

Features

 Under instruction, one can add /clear relay states. For example, 01010000 means relay 2
and relay 4 will be turned ON and corresponding graphical view will be displayed.
 Setting the timer, time (ms) = resolution x value, this is the counter value set so that when
a program is started, relays will be turned on/off for specified timer value.
 Programs can be stopped/resumed as well.
 One can save/open/play the program file(xxxx.rdl)

To download programmable relay board software, go to the link given below.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzrGD4zr88GnTjBPWTI4Mk9ZRFE/edit

https://researchdesignlab.com/projects/Programmable%20Relay%20Board.rar

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10. RASPBERRY PI SETUP

Instructions to install the libraries and test DR Control utility to control USB Relay
board in Raspberry Pi board

a) Steps /Instruction to be followed to control relay from Linux Pc or Raspberry Pi

with Ubuntu/Raspbian

Refer following link to install pylibftdi library

https://pylibftdi.readthedocs.io/en/0.15.0/quickstart.html

Relay Control Commands:

Relay ON commands:

R1: 0x01
R2: 0x02
R3: 0x04
R4: 0x08

Relay OFF commands:

R1: 0xFE
R2: 0XFD
R3: 0xFB
R4: 0XF7

Click on the below link for Python.py code

https://researchdesignlab.com/projects/Python-script.zip

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b) Steps to control the relay through Python Script in Windows

Steps to be followed to control FT245RL USB Relay through python script in windows.

1. First install the USB driver by referring below link.

http://embedded-funk.net/running-libftdi-under-windows/

Use Zadig.exe to override the FT245RL Driver. Refer below link to do that.

https://zadig.akeo.ie/

2. Download libftdi from below link.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/picusb/files/libftdi1-1.1_devkit_x86_x64_21Feb2014.zip/download

3. Install Anaconda from

https://docs.anaconda.com/anaconda/install/windows/

(While installing don’t forget to enable override current python installation environment
variable --By enabling this option it will be directly set as environment variable. In order to
avoid python version conflict you can uninstall the previously installed python versions or
run it under virtual environment or you can use Anaconda prompt)

Locate your Python installation. [Default (for windows 10) C:\ProgramData.]

From libftdi1-1.1_devkit_x86_x64_21Feb2014.zip:( which is downloaded in step 2)

1. Copy bin64\libusb-1.0.dll to c:\Anaconda3\

2. Copy bin64\libftdi1.dll to c:\Anaconda3\

3. Copy lib64\site-packages\* to c:\Anaconda3\Lib\site-packages\

4. Connect the FT245RL Relay board.

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Execute bellow command in Terminal.

python -m pylibftdi.examples.list_devices

If pilibftdi was not installed just install it.

pip install pylibftdi

This command will give the FT245RL device series Number

EXAMPLE: FTDI: FT245R USB FIFO:AC00LH65

In above example FT245RL device series Number is AC00LH65

Just use this Device Series Number in relay_control_pi.py python script

bb=BitBangDevice('AC00LH65') //replace the device series number(AC00LH65) with

that of your FT245RL Relay board.

Now you can use the relay_control_pi.py python script to control relays by Using
relay_on(rel_num,bitbangDeviceObject) and relay_off(rel_num,bitbangDeviceObject) functions

Note: The relay on off commands are byte values based on bit masking.

Ex: relay_on_cmds=[0x01,0x02,0x04,0x08]

relay_off_cmds=[0xFE,0xFD,0xFB,0xF7]

Please click the link below for C# SDK file for USB 8/4 Channel Relay-FT245RL
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1-dXmpsdFiXycxrcYSd1rPDy_Io97FY8L

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