Description: The ever popular FTDI USB to UART IC now comes with built-in EEPROM and built-in oscillator! This IC comes in a 28-pin SSOP package and can be soldered by hand. The FT232R is the latest IC from FTDI requiring very few external components for operation!
Unsoldered breakout board included as shown below.

Features:

• Implements full v2.0 USB protocol
• Needs no external crystal
• Requires only a pull-up resistor and two decoupling caps
• Internal EEPROM for device ID and Product Description strings
• Royalty-Free Driver support for Windows, Linux, and Mac OSX

Documents:

• FTDI website
• FT232R Datasheet v1.04
• SFE Eagle Library has this part!
• FTClean (for removing extraneous/old ports)

Drivers: FTDI Driver Page