PL2303 USB TO TTL MODULE WITH WIRE

<p><span style=”font-size:18px;”><strong><span style=”font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;”><span style=”color:#000000;”>Description</span></span></strong></span></p>

<p><span style=”font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;”><span style=”color:#000000;”><span style=”font-size:14px;”>The cable is easiest way ever to connect to your microcontroller/Raspberry Pi/WiFi router serial console port. Inside the big USB plug is a USB&lt;-&gt;Serial conversion chip and at the end of the 1 meter cable are four-wire – red(power), black (ground), white (RX) into USB port, and green (TX) out of the USB port. The power pin provides the 5V @ 500mA direct from the USB port and the RX/TX pins are 3.3V level for interfacing with the most common 3.3V logic level chipsets.</span></span></span></p>

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<p><span style=”font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;”><span style=”color:#000000;”><span style=”font-size:14px;”>Because of the separated pin plugs, this cable is ideal for powering and connecting up to the debug/login console on the Raspberry Pi or BeagleBone Black. Connect the pins as shown to power the Pi or BBB and establish the RX/TX link.</span></span></span></p>

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<p><span style=”font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;”><span style=”color:#000000;”><span style=”font-size:14px;”>If you are running Windows 7/8/10 etc, check this </span></span><span style=”font-size:14px;”><a href=”https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruits-raspberry-pi-lesson-5-using-a-console-cable/software-installation-windows”><span style=”color:#3498db;”>tutorial page</span></a></span><span style=”color:#000000;”><span style=”font-size:14px;”> with links to drivers for both PL2303 and CP2102<br />
If you are running Mac OS X, check this </span></span><span style=”font-size:14px;”><a href=”https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruits-raspberry-pi-lesson-5-using-a-console-cable/software-installation-mac”><span style=”color:#3498db;”>tutorial page</span></a></span><span style=”color:#000000;”><span style=”font-size:14px;”> with links to drivers for both PL2303 and CP2012<br />
If you are running Linux, drivers are already included in the kernel, no need to install anything!</span></span></span></p>

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<p><span style=”font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;”><span style=”color:#000000;”><span style=”font-size:14px;”>Also handy for hacking WiFi routers to install alternate OS&#39;s, or nearly any other 3.3V logic serial port. This is easier to use than an FTDI cable in many cases because the wires are separated. Note that we call this a &quot;TTL cable&quot; (since that&#39;s what they&#39;re called) but technically it&#39;s CMOS logic.</span></span></span></p>

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<p><span style=”font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;”><span style=”color:#000000;”><span style=”font-size:14px;”>This cable is not good for Arduino re-programming such as a BBFuino, Pro-Mini, etc. because it does not have the DTR/RTS wire necessary for initiating the bootloader reboot sequence.</span></span></span></p>

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<span style=”font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;”><span style=”color:#000000;”><span style=”font-size:18px;”><strong>Features:</strong></span></span></span></p>

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<li>USB to UART TTL</li>
<li><span style=”font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;”><span style=”color:#000000;”><span style=”font-size:14px;”>Red = VCC<br />
Black = GND<br />
White = RX<br />
Green = TX</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style=”font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;”><span style=”color:#000000;”><span style=”font-size:14px;”>V_USB is 5V while TX and RX is 3.3V</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style=”font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;”><span style=”color:#000000;”><span style=”font-size:14px;”>PL2303HX IC.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style=”font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;”><span style=”color:#000000;”><span style=”font-size:14px;”>Cable length: 1 meter</span></span></span></li>
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<p><span style=”font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;”><span style=”font-size:14px;”><a href=”https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/datasheets/PL2303HX.pdf”><span style=”color:#3498db;”>PL2303HX Datasheet</span></a></span></span></p>