I did not succeed connecting a PN532 breakout board (v 1.3) to a computer via an FTDI friend.
I know this has already been discussed, but no solution worked for me.
I am using libnfc (compiled with the --with-drivers=pn532_uart flag) and Ubuntu 12.10.
Here is my setup:
Here is the output of nfc-list:
$ nfc-list
nfc-list uses libnfc
No NFC device found.
Output of lsusb:
$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 003 Device 008: ID 0403:6001 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd FT232 USB-Serial (UART) IC
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
The FTDI friend works: Its led lights up when I send data through /dev/ttyUSB0.
I left the SEL0/SEL1 pads as is.
Thank you for your help :)