Description

This USB to serial converter creates a virtual serial port automatically when you plug it in, allowing you to communicate with RS-232 via your USB port. This chip is the same one used on the original Arduinos, and with this board you can program microcontrollers, toggle IOs, provide USB power to a project, and anything else you can imagine.

Package Contents

• 1 FTDI Advanced USB to Serial Converter
• 1 Set of Jumper Wires
• 1 USB Mini Cable
• 1 Set of Mounting Screws

Features

Check the datasheet for details and graphs but these are the highlights:

• Drivers and Datasheets: FTDI Datasheet
• Selectable Operating Voltage: Selectable - 3.3V or 5.0V
• Programmable Operating Current: provides you up to 500 mA of useable, regulated current for your project.
• Receive and Transmit LEDs: Blink when you send or receive data! IC Package: FT232RL chip (28pin TSSOP) Protection: 500 mA Resettable Fuse - heats up if you draw too much current ( > 500mA ) and it turns into a resistor, then it cools back down after you remove the short circuit and your project works again!
• User Programmable GPIOs: Toggle IOs on this chip, straight from your computer!
• User Programmable Flash: Save configuration or any other data straight to this chip to reuse later
• High accuracy clock outpuit: Output 6, 12, 24 MHz clocks to your project and now you don't need a separate oscillator for your Arduino or MCU