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MCP2200 Breakout Module User’s Guide
DS52064A-page 12  2012 Microchip Technology Inc.
FIGURE 2-1: BREAKOUT BOARD LAYOUT
2.3 BOARD OPERATION
The MCP2200 device is detected by a Windows
®
-based PC host as a composite
device. The accompanying software can be used to exercise the board’s features and
also provides a reference point for users that want to design their own applications
based on the MCP2200 device.
2.3.1 MCP2200 Breakout Module Operation
The MCP2200 Breakout Module can be used with a UART-based system. The
breakout board eases the USB support addition.
The board has the following features:
• UART signals (Tx, Rx, RTS and CTS)
• 8 GP signals that can be configured for:
- GPIO functionality (digital input or output pins)
- Dedicated function pins (signaling import system states, such as USB
Configured, USB Suspend)
• Jumper selectable power supply: 3.3 or 5V (up to 500 mA)
• PICkit™ Serial Analyzer header - the board can be directly plugged into systems
that have this type of header. The MCP2200 Breakout Module provides the
UART-to-USB access.
• DIP form-factor (0.6 inches overall row spacing between pins)
By using the provided software and libraries, the user can create personalized PC
applications, using the breakout board as an USB-to-UART protocol converter.