FTDI Cable 5V

USB-A to TTL serial cable using the FT232RQ, with 5V logic levels on TX/RX. 6-pin 0.1" connector exposes RTS, RX, TX, 5V, CTS, and GND. Requires FTDI VCP drivers; the 3.3V variant must be used instead for 3.3V targets.

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified

RTS1
USB-to-serial RTS line on the 0.1 inch 6-pin connector; Pimoroni lists connector order as RTS, RX, TX, 5V, CTS, GND and states RTS is the green cable
Type · UART
RX2
USB-to-serial receive line on the 0.1 inch 6-pin connector; Pimoroni lists connector order as RTS, RX, TX, 5V, CTS, GND
Type · UART
TX3
USB-to-serial transmit line on the 0.1 inch 6-pin connector; Pimoroni lists connector order as RTS, RX, TX, 5V, CTS, GND
Type · UART
5V4
5 V supply pin on the 0.1 inch 6-pin connector
Type · PowerVoltage · 5V TTL cable supply/output per Pimoroni FTDI Cable 5V listing
CTS5
USB-to-serial CTS line on the 0.1 inch 6-pin connector; Pimoroni lists connector order as RTS, RX, TX, 5V, CTS, GND
Type · UART
GND6
Ground pin on the 0.1 inch 6-pin connector; Pimoroni states GND is the black cable
Type · GroundVoltage · 0V

Pin	Position	Type	Function	Voltage
RTS	1	UART	USB-to-serial RTS line on the 0.1 inch 6-pin connector; Pimoroni lists connector order as RTS, RX, TX, 5V, CTS, GND and states RTS is the green cable
RX	2	UART	USB-to-serial receive line on the 0.1 inch 6-pin connector; Pimoroni lists connector order as RTS, RX, TX, 5V, CTS, GND
TX	3	UART	USB-to-serial transmit line on the 0.1 inch 6-pin connector; Pimoroni lists connector order as RTS, RX, TX, 5V, CTS, GND
5V	4	Power	5 V supply pin on the 0.1 inch 6-pin connector	5V TTL cable supply/output per Pimoroni FTDI Cable 5V listing
CTS	5	UART	USB-to-serial CTS line on the 0.1 inch 6-pin connector; Pimoroni lists connector order as RTS, RX, TX, 5V, CTS, GND
GND	6	Ground	Ground pin on the 0.1 inch 6-pin connector; Pimoroni states GND is the black cable	0V

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified

Pin details

6 connections

RTS
USB-to-serial RTS line on the 0.1 inch 6-pin connector; Pimoroni lists connector order as RTS, RX, TX, 5V, CTS, GND and states RTS is the green cable
UART
1
RX
USB-to-serial receive line on the 0.1 inch 6-pin connector; Pimoroni lists connector order as RTS, RX, TX, 5V, CTS, GND
UART
2
TX
USB-to-serial transmit line on the 0.1 inch 6-pin connector; Pimoroni lists connector order as RTS, RX, TX, 5V, CTS, GND
UART
3
5V
5 V supply pin on the 0.1 inch 6-pin connector
PowerVoltage · 5V TTL cable supply/output per Pimoroni FTDI Cable 5V listing
4
CTS
USB-to-serial CTS line on the 0.1 inch 6-pin connector; Pimoroni lists connector order as RTS, RX, TX, 5V, CTS, GND
UART
5
GND
Ground pin on the 0.1 inch 6-pin connector; Pimoroni states GND is the black cable
GroundVoltage · 0V
6

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