Update Several good, inexpensive, purpose-built USB to serial modules are now available on eBay for around five to six dollars. Just search for PL2303 or CP2102. Introduction The Arduino board is a great way for beginners to start learning about developing software for microcontrollers; however it’s cost, while a steal when compared to the initial investment required in the past, can be a little too steep for a do-it-yourselfer who wants to do things cheaply. To be fair there are arduino clones that do lower the price a good bit, but the real cheapskates that don’t mind doing a little extra work can’t help but think they could do it for less. For these penny pinching DIYers setting up an ATmega on a breadboard seems like the way to go until they discover the FTDI USB cable is $20.

What a heart breaker! Karbyurator pierburg 2e regulirovka i nastrojka. There are slightly cheaper alternatives, but a real scrooge googles on. Well look no further because this article has just what you’ve been looking for. The trick is to use a Nokia cell phone data cable based on Prolific’s PL-2303. These cables have a USB to Serial TTL converter built right in. They’re available on eBay and DealExtreme and very inexpensive. I got mine for just $2.69 shipped.

Jul 14, 2011 - Refer to this application note if you are migrating from PL-2303H to PL-2303HX. Prolific Technology Inc. Does not make any warranties regarding the. ME/98 driver v2.0.0.19 when using the EEPROM Writer program.

Data cables DKU-5 or CA-42 will work. This article will focus on the CA-42 containing a PL2303HX rev. The methods described here should work in general for cables using different chips. Preparation Tools: Wire Stripper Multimeter Anti-static wrist strap Driver: Recent versions of Linux have the driver pre-installed. Users of other operating systems may find drivers. Install the driver.

So you don’t waste time with a dud cable or bad drivers, you should first check that it’s recognized and assigned a COM port. To do this in Linux, use the command ‘ls /dev/ttyUSB*’ before and after you plug in the cable. You should notice a new ttyUSB is added after you connect the cable. In Windows, plug in the cable then open up the Device Manager by clicking Start–>Run and typing ‘devmgmt.msc’ followed by Enter. Now find the section named “Ports (COM & LPT)” and click it to expand. There should be a port named something like “Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port (COM#)” or perhaps “NOKIA (COM#)”. Unplug the cable; the cable’s entry in Device Manager should disappear.

Precautions Never work on a live circuit! Always power off the breadboard and always unplug the cable before making adjustments to either; I’ve tried to remind you of this throughout the article but I may have missed a couple of places. There is a possibility you could damage your computer, some other property, injure or even kill yourself!