This small board makes communication between a computer's USB port and UART devices a piece of cake! It uses the CP2102 chip, a single-chip USB-to-UART bridge, which eliminates the need for external components like resistors. It has a 576-byte receive buffer and a 640-byte transmit buffer for data transmission.
It is compatible with many operating systems, including Windows (from Windows 2000 to Windows 11), Mac OS-X/OS-9, Linux 2.40 or higher and Android.
This version of the module includes a USB-A connection and comes with pin headers and a jumper wire.
We also stock a USB-C and Micro-USB version.
Features
- Supports Mac, Linux, Android, WinCE, Windows 7/8/8.1/10/11
- Voltage output support: 5V or 3.3V
- Integrated USB protection device: SP0503
- 3 LEDs: TXD LED, RXD LED, POWER LED
- Pins accessible on pin headers: TXD, RXD, RTS, CTS
- Other pins are accessible on drilled holes (separate pin headers are provided)
Specifications
CP2102 Specs
- Single-Chip USB to UART Data Transfer
- No external resistors required, no external crystal required
- On-chip power-on reset circuit and voltage regulator
- Integrated 1024-byte EEPROM
- USB Function Controller
- USB Specification 2.0 compliant; full-speed (12 Mbps)
- USB suspend states supported via SUSPEND pins
- UART
- All handshaking and modem interface signals
- Data formats supported:
- Data bits: 5, 6, 7, and 8
- Stop bits: 1, 1.5, and 2
- Parity: odd, even, no parity
- Baud rates: 300 bps to 1 Mbits
- 576 Byte receive buffer; 640 byte transmit buffer
- Hardware or X-On/X-Off handshaking supported
- Event character support
- Virtual COM Port Device Drivers
- Windows 8/7/Vista/Server 2003/XP/2000
- MAC OS-X/OS-9
- Linux 2.40 or higher
- USBXpress Direct Driver Support
- Windows 7/Vista/Server 2003/XP/2000
- Windows CE
- Temperature Range
Resources
Pinout
MCU
- VCCIO: 3.3V or 5V output (the module is powered from USB, the jumper should be shorted to 3.3V or 5V)
- GND: connects to GND
- TXD: connects to MCU.RX (signal direction: MCU.RX << CP2102 << PC.TX)
- RXD: connects to MCU.TX (signal direction: MCU.TX >> CP2102 >> PC.RX)
- RTS: connects to MCU.CTS (signal direction: MCU.CTS << CP2102 << PC.RTS)
- CTS: connects to MCU.RTS (signal direction: MCU.RTS >> CP2102 >> PC.CTS)
Package Contents
- 1x CP2102 USB UART Board (USB-A)
- 2x 4-pin male pinheader & 4-pin female pinheader
- 1x 6-pin custom connector jumper wire
CP2102 USB UART Board (USB-A)
