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Adafruit PiUART - USB Console and Power Add-on for Raspberry Pi

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Adafruit PiUART - USB Console and Power Add-on for Raspberry Pi - Adafruit - 3589

USB Type-C to serial add-on for headless Raspberry Pi setup, with TX/RX LEDs for data activity indication.

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Adafruit PiUART - USB Console and Power Add-on for Raspberry Pi — Adafruit — 3589

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Pinout

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
ADAFRUIT PIUART - USB 5VGPIO15RXDGNDUSB Type-CGPIO14TXDPower switch
  • 5V

    Raspberry Pi 5V power rail. Adafruit Learn states the 5V power pins can be fed from the board USB connector when the switch is ON; product page identifies this revision as USB Type-C.

    Type · PowerVoltage · 5V
  • GND

    Ground connection on the Raspberry Pi header side of the PiUART add-on.

    Type · GroundVoltage · 0V
  • GPIO14TXD

    Raspberry Pi UART transmit console signal used by the PiUART USB-to-serial connection.

    Type · GPIO, UARTVoltage · 3.3V logic
  • GPIO15RXD

    Raspberry Pi UART receive console signal used by the PiUART USB-to-serial connection.

    Type · GPIO, UARTVoltage · 3.3V logic
  • USB Type-C

    USB-to-serial console and optional power input for the Raspberry Pi, described on the Adafruit product page as a USB Type-C to serial connection with switchable Pi power.

    Type · UnknownVoltage · USB 5V input when used for power
  • Power switch

    On-off switch controlling whether the PiUART feeds the Raspberry Pi 5V rail from USB power.

    Type · ControlVoltage · switches 5V rail
PinTypeFunctionVoltage
5VPowerRaspberry Pi 5V power rail. Adafruit Learn states the 5V power pins can be fed from the board USB connector when the switch is ON; product page identifies this revision as USB Type-C.5V
GNDGroundGround connection on the Raspberry Pi header side of the PiUART add-on.0V
GPIO14TXDGPIO, UARTRaspberry Pi UART transmit console signal used by the PiUART USB-to-serial connection.3.3V logic
GPIO15RXDGPIO, UARTRaspberry Pi UART receive console signal used by the PiUART USB-to-serial connection.3.3V logic
USB Type-CUnknownUSB-to-serial console and optional power input for the Raspberry Pi, described on the Adafruit product page as a USB Type-C to serial connection with switchable Pi power.USB 5V input when used for power
Power switchControlOn-off switch controlling whether the PiUART feeds the Raspberry Pi 5V rail from USB power.switches 5V rail
Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
ADAFRUIT PIUART - USB 5VGPIO15RXDGNDUSB Type-CGPIO14TXDPower switch

Pin details

6 connections
  1. 5V

    Raspberry Pi 5V power rail. Adafruit Learn states the 5V power pins can be fed from the board USB connector when the switch is ON; product page identifies this revision as USB Type-C.

    PowerVoltage · 5V
  2. GND

    Ground connection on the Raspberry Pi header side of the PiUART add-on.

    GroundVoltage · 0V
  3. GPIO14TXD

    Raspberry Pi UART transmit console signal used by the PiUART USB-to-serial connection.

    GPIO, UARTVoltage · 3.3V logic
  4. GPIO15RXD

    Raspberry Pi UART receive console signal used by the PiUART USB-to-serial connection.

    GPIO, UARTVoltage · 3.3V logic
  5. USB Type-C

    USB-to-serial console and optional power input for the Raspberry Pi, described on the Adafruit product page as a USB Type-C to serial connection with switchable Pi power.

    UnknownVoltage · USB 5V input when used for power
  6. Power switch

    On-off switch controlling whether the PiUART feeds the Raspberry Pi 5V rail from USB power.

    ControlVoltage · switches 5V rail

Start wiring

Shield

Verify supply voltage and logic levels before powering up.

Module pins: 5V, GND, TXD / GPIO14, RXD / GPIO15. Schematik maps them to your board in the app.

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