{"product_id":"ftdi-cable-5v","title":"FTDI Cable 5V","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe FTDI cable is a USB to Serial (TTL level) converter which allows for a simple way to connect TTL interface devices to USB. The I\/O pins of this FTDI cable are configured to operate at 5V.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe FTDI cable is designed around an FT232RQ, which is housed in a USB A connector. The other side of the cable is terminated with a 0.1\" pitch, 6-pin connector with the following pinout: RTS, RX, TX, 5V, CTS, GND (RTS is the green cable and GND is black).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis cable has the same pinout and functionality as our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/products\/sparkfun-ftdi-basic-breakout-5v\"\u003eFTDI Basic Breakout\u003c\/a\u003e board; you can use it to program your \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/products\/arduino-pro-328-5v-16mhz\"\u003eArduino Pro\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/products\/arduino-pro-mini-328-5v-16mhz\"\u003ePro Mini\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/products\/lilypad-arduino-328-main-board\"\u003eLilypad\u003c\/a\u003e. For use with those boards, align the black and green wires of the FTDI cable with the ‘BLK’ and ‘GRN’ labels on the PCB.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are pros and cons to the FTDI Cable vs the FTDI Basic. The FTDI Basic has great LED indicators, but requires a Mini-B cable. The FTDI Cable is well protected against the elements, but is large and cannot be embedded into a project as easily. The FTDI Basic uses DTR to cause a hardware reset where the FTDI cable uses the RTS signal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDocuments:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/learn.sparkfun.com\/tutorials\/how-to-install-ftdi-drivers\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHow to Install FTDI Drivers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ftdichip.com\/FTDrivers.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFTDI Drivers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.sparkfun.com\/datasheets\/DevTools\/FTDI%20Cable%205V.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFTDI Cable Schematic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Sparkfun","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":7570741121,"sku":"DEV-09718","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/products\/09717-01.jpg?v=1445605181","url":"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/en-eu\/products\/ftdi-cable-5v","provider":"Pimoroni Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}