User Tools

Site Tools


ftditest

Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

Link to this comparison view

ftditest [2010/08/06 16:56]
ladyada
ftditest [2016/01/28 18:05]
Line 1: Line 1:
-You can only test ONE CABLE at a time 
  
-====== Step 1 - CHIP TEST ====== 
- 
-Plug in the cable into your computer (we will use Windows) 
- 
-Go to the Device Manager (From the **Start Menu**, select **Settings->​Control Panel**. Double click on **System** and select the **Hardware** tab. Then click on the **Device Manager** button) ​ 
- 
-{{http://​www.ladyada.net/​images/​arduino/​devicemanager.jpg}} 
- 
-When plugging in a USB cable, the window will refresh and you will see **USB Serial Port (COMx)** ​ 
- 
-If the new COM port doesn'​t show up, there is a problem with the cable 
- 
-====== Step 2 - VOLTAGE TEST ====== 
- 
-This is the end of your FTDI Cable 
- 
-{{:​ftdi:​ftdiend.jpg?​500|}} 
- 
-We added breakout wires to make it easy to measure voltages 
- 
-{{:​ftdi:​breakoutiwre.jpg?​500|}} 
- 
-Test voltage between black and red wires - it must be 5V 
- 
-{{:​ftdi:​5vtest.jpg|}} 
- 
-Test voltage between black and orange wires - it must be 3.3V 
- 
-{{:​ftdi:​vcciotest.jpg|}} 
- 
-====== Communication test ====== 
- 
-Download X-CTU: http://​ftp1.digi.com/​support/​utilities/​40002637_c.exe 
- 
-Install software 
- 
-Start up software 
- 
-{{:​ftdi:​xctucom.gif|}} 
- 
-Select the COM port that says **USB SERIAL PORT** 
- 
-{{:​ftdi:​xctuterm.gif|}} 
- 
-Click on **TERMINAL** tab 
- 
-====== Test RX and TX ====== 
- 
- 
- 
-====== Test CTS ====== 
- 
-{{:​ftdi:​xctuctshigh.gif|}} 
/home/ladyada/public_html/wiki/data/pages/ftditest.txt · Last modified: 2016/01/28 18:05 (external edit)