Micro USB FTDI Basic Breakout Module for Arduino 3.3V/5V

Amazon.com Price: $9.95 (as of 17/02/2019 12:59 PST- Details)

Description

The latest revision of our FTDI Basic with micro USB port, which use a 6-pin header on the bottom, smaller and more compact. Functionality has remained the same. This can be a basic breakout board for the FTDI FT232RL USB to serial IC.
The pinout of this board matches the FTDI cable to work with Arduino boards.
It can be used for general serial applications. The major difference with this board is that it brings out the DTR pin as opposed to the RTS pin of the FTDI cable. The DTR pin allows an Arduino target to auto-reset when a new Sketch is downloaded. This can be a truly nice feature to have and allows a sketch to be downloaded with no need to hit the reset button. This board will auto reset any Arduino board that has the reset pin brought out to a 6-pin connector.
The pins labeled BLK and GRN correspond to the colored wires on the FTDI cable. The black wire on the FTDI cable is GND, green is CTS. Use these BLK and GRN pins to align the FTDI basic board with your Arduino target.
This board has TX and RX LEDs that make it a bit better to use over the FTDI cable. You’ll in reality see serial traffic on the LEDs to make sure if the board is working.
This board used to be designed to decrease the price of Arduino development and increase ease of use (the auto-reset feature rocks!).


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