{"product_id":"adafruit-ft232h-breakout-general-purpose-usb-to-gpio-spi-i2c","title":"Adafruit FT232H Breakout - General Purpose USB to GPIO, SPI, I2C - USB C","description":"\u003cp\u003eWouldn't it be cool to drive a tiny OLED display, read a color sensor, or even just flash some LEDs directly from your computer?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSure you can program an Arduino or Trinket to talk to these devices and your computer, but why can't your computer just talk to those devices and sensors itself? Well, now your computer can talk to devices using the Adafruit FT232H breakout board!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat can the FT232H chip do? This chip from \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ftdichip.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFTDI\u003c\/a\u003e is similar to their USB to serial converter chips but adds a 'multi-protocol synchronous serial engine' which allows it to speak many common protocols like SPI, I2C, serial UART, JTAG, and more! There's even a handful of digital GPIO pins that you can read and write to do things like flash LEDs, read switches or buttons, and more. The FT232H breakout is like adding a little swiss army knife for serial protocols to your computer!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis chip is powerful and useful to have when you want to use Python (for example) to quickly iterate and test a device that uses I2C, SPI or plain general purpose I\/O. There's no firmware to deal with, so you don't have to deal with how to \"send data to and from an Arduino which is then sent to and from\" an electronic sensor or display or part.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis breakout has an FT232H chip and an EEPROM for onboard configuration. \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ftdichip.com\/Products\/ICs\/FT232H.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eYou can read tons more about this chip from FTDI's page\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/learn.adafruit.com\/circuitpython-on-any-computer-with-ft232h\" target=\"_blank\"\u003echeck out this tutorial on how to get started and use our Python code to control the FT232H with Mac\/Win\/Linux and get access to hundreds of CircuitPython libraries and tutorials\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNEW: Adafruit have given this venerable board a makeover!\u003c\/strong\u003e We now have a modern \u003cstrong\u003eUSB C\u003c\/strong\u003e connector on the board (instead of micro USB), a \u003cstrong\u003eI2C switch\u003c\/strong\u003e to connect D1 and D2 for easy I2C interfacing, \u003cstrong\u003e3V power output pin\u003c\/strong\u003e up to 500mA, and a \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/collections\/stemma-qt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eStemma QT connector\u003c\/a\u003e that lets you plug \u0026amp; play any Stemma QT or Qwiic devices, sensors and displays. \u003cstrong\u003eThis revision is completely back-compatible for board size, mounting holes and pinouts\u003c\/strong\u003e (the additional 3V\/GND pins are where previously there were none and do not change the pinout, they can be left disconnected).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTechnical Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e23mm x 38mm x 4mm \/ 0.9\" x 1.5\" x 0.2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 3.4g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/learn.adafruit.com\/adafruit-ft232h-breakout\/downloads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eEagleCAD PCB files and Fritzing object available from tutorial downloads page\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRevision history:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdafruit have given this venerable board a makeover! We now have a modern USB C connector on the board (instead of micro USB), a I2C switch to connect D0 and D1 for easy I2C interfacing, 3V power output pin up to 500mA, and a Stemma QT connector that lets you plug \u0026amp; play any Stemma QT or Qwiic devices, sensors and displays. This revision is back-compatible for board size, mounting holes and pinouts (the additional 3V\/GND pins are where previously there were none and do not change the pinout, they can be left disconnected).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Adafruit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":1004798821,"sku":"ADA2264","price":14.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/products\/2264-06.jpg?v=1664889405","url":"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/en-eu\/products\/adafruit-ft232h-breakout-general-purpose-usb-to-gpio-spi-i2c","provider":"Pimoroni Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}