MicroFTX USB-Serial Breakout

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Out of stock. Consider the Micro1v8 instead: https://jim.sh/1v8/

Currently out of stock We are currently out of stock, but you may find the new Micro1v8 board to be a suitable replacement. Thank you for your interest! MicroFTX The MicroFTX is a low-cost, r…

Currently out of stock

We are currently out of stock, but you may find the new Micro1v8 board to be a suitable replacement. Thank you for your interest!

MicroFTX

The MicroFTX is a low-cost, reconfigurable, and compact Micro-USB breakout board based on the FTDI FT230X full-speed USB Serial UART IC.

Uses

USB to serial interface for microcontroller development or debugging
Reverse-engineering tool with flexible I/O voltages (1.8V, 2.5V, 3.3V, etc)
Battery charger detection for high-power USB applications (app note)
Bitbang GPIO mode for simple digital input and output

Features

FT230XQ (website, datasheet) from FTDI's new X-Chip series
Revision D silicon
Tiny footprint -- only 0.4" x 0.64" including Micro-USB B connector
Standard 0.1" headers expose all signals
Easy solder-jumper configuration
Supports I/O voltages from 1.8V to 3.3V, with 5V tolerance
UART baudrates up to 3 Mbaud
Solid FTDI driver support for Windows, OS X, and Linux
Programming interface is similar to the FT232R
Internal reprogrammable EEPROM for VID/PID and other customization
Professionally manufactured, with gold plating for easy solderability
Unique pre-programmed serial number
Open design
Low cost!

More Info

For more information, including pinout, solder jumper configurations, and sample code, please visit jim.sh/ftx.

Quantity	Price
1-4	$12.00
5+	$8.50

Review Breakdown

Average Ratings

Product: (5.00)

Documentation: (4.67)

Shipping: (4.33)

Communication: (4.67)

Peter | Dec. 8, 2015

Great product for hacking Kindle

This product works very well for hacking Kindle as it supports 1.8V rs232 signals. I earlier bought something simular from China, but it just did not work as it drew too much current from the RS232 port of the device.

This adapter worked just fine!

Downside was the high shipment cost which were almost as expensive as the adapter itself

Tiberiu | Feb. 3, 2015

Great little product

Lightning fast shipping on this one, overseas.
Great little product, good quality board.
As for documentation you can find all that you need on the creator's website and also on-line from the chip manufacturer. No headaches whatsoever, on W7

Chris | Dec. 23, 2014

Great board

Bought one of these to test some custom drivers I wrote for the chipset, the board works great. Very fast shipping as well, I was expecting to wait a while but the board arrived within a day or two of my ordering it.

Tom | March 26, 2014

The best TTL serial to USB period.

Supported on all platforms, huge fifo, with FTDI's versatility, combined with a tiny but very friendly board with solder jumpers so you can use it on practically anything - 3.3 or 5v power or I/O, just do a quick pass of the soldering iron.

Update: it works well with https://www.tindie.com/products/smokingresistor/s1216f8-gps-board-with-50-hz-update-rate/ which can go at 921600 baud - and needs the much higher baud rates. Make sure to configure the voltage out at 3.3v.

David | Feb. 11, 2014

MicroFTX

I'm very happy with the purchase. I had tried to integrate USB into a design a few years back and got stuck integrating the software drivers. The board was extremely easy to integrate and it works flawlessly.

Evan | Jan. 8, 2014

Great, and works perfectly.

I ordered with fast shipping, and it got here quick. Works just as described and I used it to configure xbee Modules that I was previously having difficulty with. Thanks!

Mark | Dec. 9, 2013

MicroFTX USB-Serial Breakout is wonderful

The MicroFTX USB breakout board works flawlessly and is as small as practical. I have used other USB-serial boards, and this one is by far the best. I have never had a single problem with them. They just work perfectly all the time. I have used other USB-serial boards that have caused me nothing but trouble, but this one has always performed like a dream. I highly recommend them. They are cute and small, and the maker, Jim, is a cool guy. What more can I say?

Don | Oct. 27, 2013

Jim is great

Contacted me to say it wouldn't ship immediately. Upgraded the shipping at no extra charge and it arrived exactly when he said it would. Thanks for the great communication! P.S. Board works great too

Nicolas | Oct. 16, 2013

The smallest and most usefull USB-Serial you'll ever buy

It's tiny but still usable on a breadboard or perfboard, very versatile and easy to configure thanks to the solder bridges, and you've got the possibility to activity led. Perfect for most of my needs.
The size permits to use it in even the most cramped embedded system, add a COM port on routers and so on.
Excellent build quality, worth the cost. Review Image

Brian | June 24, 2013

Great USB-serial converter

This is the cutest board I've ever owned. It's become my standard for all embedded systems projects I work on now because of its size and price. Perfect to have when you just need TX, RX and GND (which is 99% of the time). What a great price too. I ended up buying like 10 of these guys.

Bradie | Jan. 30, 2013

First tindie buy...what a buy!

Bought this as a fundraiser expecting to wait an age for it to be delivered, Within a week of shipping, it was here! (UK)

Haven't had a chance to fully implement this into my project yet, though testing it with a multimeter, all readings are good! Cant wait to use this in conjunction with a Femtoduino.

Alejandro | Jan. 22, 2013

This USB to Serial board rocks!

I bought a couple of these just to try them out. I was surprised how easy it was to hook up a Femtoduino to one of these bad boys. Did I mention how fast sketches load? Blazing fast. "Yesterday Shipping" fast. Yep, I'm going to recommend these to everyone. Do yourself a favor. Buy more than one.

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MicroFTX

Uses

Features

More Info

Review Breakdown

Average Ratings

Great product for hacking Kindle

Great little product

Great board

The best TTL serial to USB period.

MicroFTX

Great, and works perfectly.

MicroFTX USB-Serial Breakout is wonderful

Jim is great

The smallest and most usefull USB-Serial you'll ever buy

Great USB-serial converter

First tindie buy...what a buy!

This USB to Serial board rocks!

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