Adafruit FTDI Friend + extras - v1.0

Adafruit FTDI Friend + extras - v1.0 info

Long gone are the days of parallel ports and serial ports. Now the USB port reigns supreme! But USB is hard, and you just want to transfer your every-day serial data from a microcontroller to computer.  Then Adafruit FTDI Friend + extras - v1.0 is a great choice for you.

Adafruit FTDI Friend + extras - v1.0 is a tweaked out FTDI FT232RL chip adapter. Like the well-known FTDI cable, it can provide power to your project and there are 4 signal lines for sending data back and forth. But the Friend can do much more! For example, you can change the signal and power lines to be either 3.3V or 5V. Arduino-derivatives and XBees use the RTS line for programming but what if you need that DTR line? It’s there for you.

Adafruit FTDI Friend + extras - v1.0 has extra-long headers that you can use to plug it into a breadboard. There are also blinkies, 2 red & green LEDs already on the board that pulse when serial is sent or received.

Adafruit FTDI Friend + extras - v1.0 - General Specifications

• Can do everything a FTDI cable can.
• You can change the signal and power lines to be either 3.3V or 5V.
• Includes extra-long headers.

Adafruit FTDI Friend + extras - v1.0 - Technical Specifications

• Length: 38.07mm/1.5in
• Width: 17.89mm/0.7in
• Height: 7.7mm/0.31in
• Weight: 3.4g/0.12oz

Videos

Documents

Adafruit FTDI Friend User's Guide

References

Adafruit Website: https://www.adafruit.com/products/284