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Particle Programmer Shield for Photon

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Particle Programmer Shield for Photon - Adafruit - 2724

USB-JTAG converter shield for the Particle Photon built around the FT2232H high-speed USB FIFO. Provides full access to the Photon memory space; supports openOCD and the WICED SDK.

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Particle Programmer Shield for Photon — Adafruit — 2724

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Pinout

  • USB

    USB connection that powers the programmer shield and exposes the FT2232H USB-JTAG plus USB-UART interfaces, per Particle legacy accessories documentation.

    Type · power dataVoltage · USB powered; operating supply: USB
  • TX

    Particle device Serial1 TX connection used by the FT2232H USB-UART interface; Particle documentation states the USB-UART interface is connected to TX and RX of a Particle device.

    Type · serial
  • RX

    Particle device Serial1 RX connection used by the FT2232H USB-UART interface; Particle documentation states the USB-UART interface is connected to TX and RX of a Particle device.

    Type · serial
  • JTAG

    FT2232H-backed JTAG programming/debug interface compatible with OpenOCD and Broadcom WICED IDE, per Particle documentation.

    Type · debug
  • VIN

    Photon shield header VIN rail exposed by the official programmer-shield Eagle schematic.

    Type · power
  • 3V3

    Photon shield header 3.3 V rail exposed by the official programmer-shield Eagle schematic.

    Type · powerVoltage · 3.3V
  • GND

    Photon shield header ground pins exposed by the official programmer-shield Eagle schematic.

    Type · groundVoltage · 0V
  • D0-D7

    Photon digital header pins exposed/broken out on the programmer shield; Particle documentation says unused pins are clearly marked and broken out into header holes, and the official schematic exposes D0 through D7.

    Type · digital io
PinPositionTypeFunctionVoltage
USBpower dataUSB connection that powers the programmer shield and exposes the FT2232H USB-JTAG plus USB-UART interfaces, per Particle legacy accessories documentation.USB powered; operating supply: USB
TXserialParticle device Serial1 TX connection used by the FT2232H USB-UART interface; Particle documentation states the USB-UART interface is connected to TX and RX of a Particle device.
RXserialParticle device Serial1 RX connection used by the FT2232H USB-UART interface; Particle documentation states the USB-UART interface is connected to TX and RX of a Particle device.
JTAGdebugFT2232H-backed JTAG programming/debug interface compatible with OpenOCD and Broadcom WICED IDE, per Particle documentation.
VINpowerPhoton shield header VIN rail exposed by the official programmer-shield Eagle schematic.
3V3powerPhoton shield header 3.3 V rail exposed by the official programmer-shield Eagle schematic.3.3V
GNDgroundPhoton shield header ground pins exposed by the official programmer-shield Eagle schematic.0V
D0-D7digital ioPhoton digital header pins exposed/broken out on the programmer shield; Particle documentation says unused pins are clearly marked and broken out into header holes, and the official schematic exposes D0 through D7.

Start wiring

Shield

Confirm the data interface matches your host board.

Module pins: VIN, 3V3, GND, TX, RX. Schematik maps them to your board in the app.

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