This USB-2-USART module is designed to quickly adapt to any USART interfaced device/module (example: USART based Video/Still cameras, WiFi Modules, Blue tooth Modules, RF Communication Modules, etc) without putting too much effort in rigging hardware. This module also helps to quickly start software/driver development for USART based modules in any embedded electronic system.

We developed this product for our in-house requirements, to quickly evaluate any sensors/devices or modules which have a USART interface. In the process, we thought up of features and interfaces that would reduce the time to quickly rig up a USB-2-USART interface to any electronic modules that we buy off the shelf. And we realized this module maybe of use to any embedded/electronics professionals to accelerate their electronic design and embedded software development cycles.

Top view of Multi Voltage USB2USART board

Bottom view of Multi Voltage USB2USART board

Key Features

• CP2102 based USB to USART
  • USB Specification 2.0 compliant; full-speed (12 Mbps)
• Supports up to 921600 baud rates
• Virtual COM Port drivers for the module
  • Si-Labs driver (Link here)
  • Works with existing COM port PC Applications
  • Royalty-free distribution license
  • Supported Operating Systems:
    • Windows 8/7/Vista/Server 2003/XP/2000
    • Mac OS-X/OS-9
    • Linux
• All Voltage levels USART support upto 5V DC
  • In-built 5V (TTL) Levels Support
  • In-built 3.3V Levels support
    • Option to supply 5V for power supply in Low voltage headers, although USART operates at 3.3V or lower.
  • External Power supply support for any other voltage (Example: 1V, 1.5V) USART
• Board Powered via USB
  • (Certain modules with USART interface require 5V power supply although the USART pins operated at 3.3V)
  • Built-in High Supply voltage in LV header Alert indicator
• Supplied with all necessary cables/connectors for experimentation
  • USB A to B cable
  • 4Pin to 4PIN RMC Headers -2 Nos
  • Berg Stick Connectors (M-M, M-F, F-F) - 4 Sets each
  • Shorting Jumpers

Applications

This USB-2-USART module is designed to quickly adapt to any USART interfaced device/module.
Some examples:

• USART based Video/Still cameras
• WiFi Modules, Blue tooth Modules
• RF Communication Modules, etc) without putting too much effort in rigging hardware.

This module also helps to quickly start software/driver development for USART based modules in any embedded electronic system.