FTDI USB to Serial Adapter Demo
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- A brief demo of a low-cost USB to serial adapter. Based on the FTDI FT232R IC, this item facilitates serial communications between a USB port on a PC, and a standalone or embedded UART.
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Man this video is so cool. Right now i dive a bit deeper into hardware and tried to understand better how to use an oscilloscope and this is such a good example. You should probably make a little prequel video where you explain how the binary system works. Then even tech / computer novice would understand this.
Great job! Thank you very much!
That is a great suggestion, and I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Nice one. Is there any way to get the code for your console app? Merry Christmas
I’m glad that you enjoyed it. Send an email to the channel’s email account and I will forward the source code to you.
Question: could I use this code to test homemade cables with any baud rate? I’m making a homemade serial cable which goes from an rs232 db9 female connection to an idc10 female connection which will be used to program an older fire alarm control unit I got for free when it was removed from a building during a system renovation. I want to make sure the cable doesn’t distort, corrupt, or not properly send data through it. I’m currently using a terminal app (PuTTY) which is basically a hyper terminal clone to test but I’m still not 100% sure if it will guarantee that the data I’m sending through the cable is being properly transmitted.
I don’t see why not, if the Arduino can read back the characters it is sending out it is a good sign.
can I use FTDI as a very-fast-switch? for morse code example,
concept like this:
short 0 / S0 = OFF for 0.5 sec
long 0 / L0 = OFF for 5 sec
short 1 / S1 = ON for 0.25 sec
long 1 / L1 = ON for 1 sec
so lets say,
L0 S1 S0 L1 L0 = .- = A
L0 L1 S0 S1 S0 S1 S0 S1 L0 = -... = B
L0 L1 S0 S1 S0 L1 S0 S1 L0 = -.-. = C
It seems like you could, with a careful choice of ASCII characters.
I have no idea what I just watched but I was fascinated the whole time. I can't even begin to understand this but I can absolutely appreciate the work that went into it :)
hello sir, thank you for your video, that helps me a lot. I have a question sir, the rate on the oscilloscope in the video is 9.6khz, but I need the rate to reach 10M. Does it need to use synchronous communication? Thank you sir
I believe my baud rate was 9600bps, you can increase the baud rate but there is a limit, though I’m not sure what it is. The datasheet for the FTDI chip will have that information.
Hello sir, great video. I have a usb to ftdi and i tried to connect TX with RX, send and received the packages. So i suppose it is working correctly. I would like to use it to program my car LPG ECU, i downloaded a software i found online for my lpg brand but i got no connection. Any suggestions?
Make sure that your target device is compatible with +3.3V or +5V logic, and maybe check the integrity of your signals at the target and host with an oscilloscope. Your baud rates also need to match between target and host. Let me know if you get it working.
Hello, do you have to install drivers first so the computer will see the device? My computer is not showing usb serial port com 3
I do not recall having to install a driver
That digital signal can be used like a normal current to active an interruptor in an electrical circuit?
You could buffer the output and drive a FET or a relay with it
Hi there,
Thanks for this!
Do you have details of what the board is and where to buy one?
I purchased mine from a seller on eBay, search for “FTDI USB to Serial Adapter Board”
took an ftdi from dsd tech, follwed your instructions, in 10 mins working as you demo'd. true brilliance makes things simple. thanks.
Hey, if you are still reading the comments, let me know please. I have a question regarding a board that contains FT232 Chip. You're my last hope .
If you see this comment - Thank you in advance!
Yes, what is your question ?
@@NetworkXIII For some reason I just saw your reply. My question is about cloning an ftdi chip information. Can I have your email or whats app to text you?
Thank you!!
I want to program this "FDTI" for setconfig rns 510 please can you help me how I can do it my friend
Ah, that I don’t know how to do. Let me take a look at the datasheet and I’ll get back to you.
@@NetworkXIII can I send you in email all the information?
sure, the email address is posted in the “about” tab
cool and thanks - that got me up and running with same USB to serial adapter.
Trying to get my ftdi to talk to my rc radio. Im getting red and green lights but no talk between the two
What is the difference between pl2303 and ftdi ft232r?
I guess I got brainwashed at the intro, aaahh my ears
I’m still wondering why you don’t have one million subscribers. Now I fully understand how that gadget works. Thank you! Merry Christmas to you as well.
Thank you for your kind words, I’m glad that you enjoyed it.
You saved my life
can I get the code to check!
The source code is available on our website network13.contact, or through this link: drive.google.com/file/d/1E4HQBGQ9V6ksXjfF0gC0Fsd4FNy7skZD/view
@Network XIII Thank u.....will simply copy paste of the code help me
As someone who dreams of owning an oscilloscope one day, this was excellent. Thank you.
Thank you for your kind words. I bought this Keysight scope, factory reconditioned, for $200 about five years ago. Its a nice entry-level, hobbyist/student grade instrument, works great and has never given me any trouble. We have Tektronix scopes where I work that were $20k or more!