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WCH CH9102F Friend - USB to Serial Converter

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WCH CH9102F Friend - USB to Serial Converter - Adafruit - 5568

USB-to-serial converter breakout using the CH9102F chip, a near pin-compatible alternative to the CP2102N for UART-to-USB bridging.

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WCH CH9102F Friend - USB to Serial Converter — Adafruit — 5568

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Pinout

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
WCH CH9102F FRIEND - UGNDRTSCTSDTR5VRITXODSRRXI
  • GND1

    Ground pin on the FTDI-like 6-pin edge header, visible on the Adafruit product image silkscreen.

    Type · GroundVoltage · 0V
  • CTS2

    Clear-to-send flow-control pin on the FTDI-like edge header; Adafruit notes CTS is the only flow-control pin not supported by the built-in Linux kernel driver.

    Type · UARTVoltage · 3.3V signal level, 5V compliant per Adafruit product page
  • 5V3

    Power wire on the FTDI-like edge header; Adafruit states the power wire is +5V.

    Type · PowerVoltage · +5V
  • TXO4

    Serial transmit output on the FTDI-like edge header, visible on the Adafruit product image silkscreen.

    Type · SignalVoltage · 3.3V signal level, 5V compliant per Adafruit product page
  • RXI5

    Serial receive input on the FTDI-like edge header, visible on the Adafruit product image silkscreen.

    Type · SignalVoltage · 3.3V signal level, 5V compliant per Adafruit product page
  • RTS6

    Request-to-send / auto-reset control pin; Adafruit states the 6th pin is RTS and the board matches its FTDI cables by default.

    Type · UARTVoltage · 3.3V signal level, 5V compliant per Adafruit product page
  • DTR

    Modem-control pin available on the side header; Adafruit states the side header includes modem control pins such as DTR, RI and DSR.

    Type · ControlVoltage · 3.3V signal level, 5V compliant per Adafruit product page
  • RI

    Ring-indicator modem-control pin available on the side header per Adafruit product-page modem-control-pin description.

    Type · ControlVoltage · 3.3V signal level, 5V compliant per Adafruit product page
  • DSR

    Data-set-ready modem-control pin available on the side header per Adafruit product-page modem-control-pin description.

    Type · ControlVoltage · 3.3V signal level, 5V compliant per Adafruit product page
PinPositionTypeFunctionVoltage
GND1GroundGround pin on the FTDI-like 6-pin edge header, visible on the Adafruit product image silkscreen.0V
CTS2UARTClear-to-send flow-control pin on the FTDI-like edge header; Adafruit notes CTS is the only flow-control pin not supported by the built-in Linux kernel driver.3.3V signal level, 5V compliant per Adafruit product page
5V3PowerPower wire on the FTDI-like edge header; Adafruit states the power wire is +5V.+5V
TXO4SignalSerial transmit output on the FTDI-like edge header, visible on the Adafruit product image silkscreen.3.3V signal level, 5V compliant per Adafruit product page
RXI5SignalSerial receive input on the FTDI-like edge header, visible on the Adafruit product image silkscreen.3.3V signal level, 5V compliant per Adafruit product page
RTS6UARTRequest-to-send / auto-reset control pin; Adafruit states the 6th pin is RTS and the board matches its FTDI cables by default.3.3V signal level, 5V compliant per Adafruit product page
DTRControlModem-control pin available on the side header; Adafruit states the side header includes modem control pins such as DTR, RI and DSR.3.3V signal level, 5V compliant per Adafruit product page
RIControlRing-indicator modem-control pin available on the side header per Adafruit product-page modem-control-pin description.3.3V signal level, 5V compliant per Adafruit product page
DSRControlData-set-ready modem-control pin available on the side header per Adafruit product-page modem-control-pin description.3.3V signal level, 5V compliant per Adafruit product page
Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
WCH CH9102F FRIEND - UGNDRTSCTSDTR5VRITXODSRRXI

Pin details

9 connections
  1. GND

    Ground pin on the FTDI-like 6-pin edge header, visible on the Adafruit product image silkscreen.

    GroundVoltage · 0V
    1
  2. CTS

    Clear-to-send flow-control pin on the FTDI-like edge header; Adafruit notes CTS is the only flow-control pin not supported by the built-in Linux kernel driver.

    UARTVoltage · 3.3V signal level, 5V compliant per Adafruit product page
    2
  3. 5V

    Power wire on the FTDI-like edge header; Adafruit states the power wire is +5V.

    PowerVoltage · +5V
    3
  4. TXO

    Serial transmit output on the FTDI-like edge header, visible on the Adafruit product image silkscreen.

    SignalVoltage · 3.3V signal level, 5V compliant per Adafruit product page
    4
  5. RXI

    Serial receive input on the FTDI-like edge header, visible on the Adafruit product image silkscreen.

    SignalVoltage · 3.3V signal level, 5V compliant per Adafruit product page
    5
  6. RTS

    Request-to-send / auto-reset control pin; Adafruit states the 6th pin is RTS and the board matches its FTDI cables by default.

    UARTVoltage · 3.3V signal level, 5V compliant per Adafruit product page
    6
  7. DTR

    Modem-control pin available on the side header; Adafruit states the side header includes modem control pins such as DTR, RI and DSR.

    ControlVoltage · 3.3V signal level, 5V compliant per Adafruit product page
  8. RI

    Ring-indicator modem-control pin available on the side header per Adafruit product-page modem-control-pin description.

    ControlVoltage · 3.3V signal level, 5V compliant per Adafruit product page
  9. DSR

    Data-set-ready modem-control pin available on the side header per Adafruit product-page modem-control-pin description.

    ControlVoltage · 3.3V signal level, 5V compliant per Adafruit product page

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