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Cytron Technologies UC00A User Manual

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Information contained in this publication regarding device applications and the like is intended through
suggestion only and may be superseded by updates. It is your responsibility to ensure that your application
meets with your specifications. No representation or warranty is given and no liability is assumed by Cytron
Technologies Incorporated with respect to the accuracy or use of such information or infringement of
patents or other intellectual property rights arising from such use or otherwise. Use of Cytron Technologies'
products as critical components in life support system is not authorized except with express written
approval by Cytron Technologies. No licenses are conveyed, implicitly or otherwise, under any intellectual
property rights.
Created by Cytron Technologies Sdn. Bhd. – All Rights Reserved
UC00A Rev3.0
User's Manual
V1.1
December 2018
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R OBOT . HEAD to TOE
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P roduct User's Manual – ​
U C00A
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  • Page 1 Technologies Incorporated with respect to the accuracy or use of such information or infringement of patents or other intellectual property rights arising from such use or otherwise. Use of Cytron Technologies’ products as critical components in life support system is not authorized except with express written approval by Cytron Technologies.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    U sing UC00A with Microcontroller 7.2 ​ U sing UC00A for Communication between 2 PCs 7.3 ​ U sing UC00A for loading program to Arduino Pro Mini 8. ​ W arranty Created by Cytron Technologies Sdn. Bhd. – All Rights Reserved...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    5V power supply from USB port. This is User’s Manual for ​ U C00A Rev3.0 Traditional Method (a) PC (Serial Port) (b) PC (USB) Using UC00A Method The ​ U C00A​ offers low cost, easy to use USB to UART converter. Created by Cytron Technologies Sdn. Bhd. – All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 4 New!​ Selectable Switch 5V and 3.3V. ● Dimension:​ 4.4cm x 2cm NOTE: UC00A are compatible for Window XP, Vista,Win 7,8 and 10. It appears as Virtual COM port on computer. Created by Cytron Technologies Sdn. Bhd. – All Rights Reserved...

  • Page 5: System Overview

      2.0 SYSTEM OVERVIEW Cautions​ : “Vsel” and “5V” on UC00A is supply directly from USB of computer; it is advised not to use this power source to power application circuit or device. Wrong connection such as wrong polarity, wrong voltage, shorted might permanently damage computer.

  • Page 6: Packing List

    1 x ​ U C00A Rev3.0​ Optional accessories: ● USB Micro B Cable USB driver and User’s Manual should be downloaded from ​ C ytron Website​ ● Created by Cytron Technologies Sdn. Bhd. – All Rights Reserved...

  • Page 7: Board Or Product Layout

    M icroB USB​ cable to this socket. Power LED Green LED at “B” is used to indicate the main power supply of UC00A. It should be illuminated once USB connection from UC00A to computer or laptop is ready. Extra UART pins JP4 and JP6 at “C”...
  • Page 8 RX LED LED at “F” is FTDI’s RX indicator LED. This LED is to indicates the receive activity from FTDI chip, or receive activity at computer virtual COM port. It will only work if UC00A is connected to PC or laptop.

  • Page 9: Product Specification

    In Arduino compatible board, this pin is use for Ready pin auto-reset. UC00A’s UART This is UC00A receiver pin. It should be connected to Receive pin device’s transmitter pin. UC00A’s UART This is UC00A transmitter pin. It should be connected Transmit pin to device’s receiver pin.

  • Page 10: E Xtra Rs232 Pin Feature

    This pin is unused under normal UART operation. TTL Indicator pin level will be determined by Vsel slide switch at ‘G’. This is UC00A receiver pin. It should be connected to UC00A’s UART target device’s transmitter pin. TTL level will be Receive pin determined by Vsel slide switch at ‘G’.

  • Page 11: Installation

    All the documents are available in the ​ p roduct page​ You can also refer to this ​ l ink for installation guide available for Win/Mac/Linux. Latest driver for Win/Mac/Linux are available ​ h ere​ Created by Cytron Technologies Sdn. Bhd. – All Rights Reserved...

  • Page 12: Getting Started

    COM port ready for SKPS. Checking functionality is simple and straightforward. a. User will need to connect the RX and TX pins of SKPS to UC00A. Of course, these two pins should be cross connected to UC00A. In other words: a.
  • Page 13 P roduct User’s Manual – ​ U C00A d. Connect using USB Serial Port. Select COM port for UC00A. Please follow step from (f) to (g) if the COM port number is not confirmed. Created by Cytron Technologies Sdn. Bhd. – All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 14 The Serial Port COM is “COM142” in this case. The COM port number will differ from computer to computer, please do check the COM port of your own computer. Created by Cytron Technologies Sdn. Bhd. – All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 15 Go to File and select Properties. SKPS Properties table will be shown. Choose Setting tab and click ASCII Setup tab. Click on “Echo typed characters locally” and then click OK. Created by Cytron Technologies Sdn. Bhd. – All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 16 HyperTerminal. Do refer to User’s Manual of SKPS for further information. Easiest way is to type “ae” at HyperTerminal and try to press buttons and joystick on PS2 Controller. Created by Cytron Technologies Sdn. Bhd. – All Rights Reserved...

  • Page 17: U Sing Uc00A For Communication Between 2 Pcs

    M ale to Male jumper wire to link the header socket and connect to UC00A, and simply plug it to each PC. The connection should be: a. RXI of UC00A on Computer A to TXO of UC00A on Computer B b.
  • Page 18 ​ R OBOT . HEAD to TOE ​ P roduct User’s Manual – ​ U C00A (a) C1 HyperTerminal, typed text. (b) C2 HyperTerminal, Received text. Created by Cytron Technologies Sdn. Bhd. – All Rights Reserved...

  • Page 19: Using Uc00A For Loading Program To Arduino Pro Mini

    Green and GND pad has a “BLK” label at the site to indicate Black. To connect UC00A to Arduino Pro Mini, user need to ensure that Green label from UC00A is connect to “GRN” label of Arduino Pro Mini. And Black label from UC00A is connect to “BLK”...
  • Page 20 ​ R OBOT . HEAD to TOE ​ P roduct User’s Manual – ​ U C00A The connection UC00A to Arduino Pro Mini is shown as below. UC00A Arduino PRO Mini Bootloader DTR (Green) RESET Vsel GND (Black) Besides ​...

  • Page 21: Warranty

    No.1, Lorong Industri Impian 1, Taman Industri Impian, 14000 Bukit Mertajam, Penang, Malaysia. Tel: +604 - 548 0668 Fax: +604 - 548 0669 URL: ​ w ww.cytron.io Email: ​ s upport@cytron.io sales@cytron.io Created by Cytron Technologies Sdn. Bhd. – All Rights Reserved...

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