Binary package “python-ftdi” in ubuntu precise

Python module to control and program the FTDI USB controller

 This Python module could talk to FTDI's FT232 and FT245 type USB chips from
 userspace. It uses libusb to communicate with the chips.
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 Functionalities include the possibility to use the chips in standard
 mode, in bitbang mode, and to read or write the serial EEPROM.