The microUSB (μUSB) is a USB to RS-232 bridge converter which is simple, cost effective, very small and easy to use. It uses a USB-B type connector to connect to your PC and is based on the CP2102 Bridge from Silicon Labs.
It provides the user with multi baud rate serial data and access to USB control signals in a convenient 8 pin 0.1” pitch package. The μUSB is ideal for prototype or production.
Typical Applications:
The
microUSB (μUSB) makes an easy USB-Serial interface, so you can easily
create USB to RS-232 converters , USB to RS-422/RS-485 converters ,
upgrade legacy RS232 devices, make PDA and cellphone USB interface
cables, barcode readers, POS terminals, etc.
In any application, make sure the TX and RX lines from the μUSB are crossed over to the attached peripheral. That is, the TX from the μUSB connects to the RX of the target and the RX from the μUSB connects to the TX of the target device.
- USB 2.0 compliant Full Speed 12Mbps maximum speed; Suspend supported
- Xon/Xoff handshaking supported; 300bps to 1Mbps
- UART supports 5-8 bit data, 1-2 Stop bits, odd/even and no parity
- Integrated EEPROM for Vendor ID, product ID, serial and release number
- On-chip 3.3V regulator available; power on reset circuit
- Virtual COM port drivers allow operation with existing COM port applications
- Supports Windows, MAC (OSX-9 and above), Linux (2.4 kernel and above)
- Self powered or USB powered; -40 to +85 deg C temp range
- Small size; 13mm x 13mm (.5” x .5”) approx.
for Win2k: AN335SW.zip (Application Note: AN335.pdf)
for Linux 2.6: Linux_VCP_v26_driver_src.zip
for Linux 2.4 : Linux_VCP_driver.tar.gz