VI800A_TTLU Datasheet Version 1.1 Document Reference No.: FT_000991 Clearance No.: FTDI#409 FTDI Chip VI800A-TTLU Datasheet Plug in accessory for VM800P Embedded Video Engine Plus module 1 Introduction The VI800A-TTLU is a plug in accessory for the VM800P Plus module, which expands the IO capabilities of the VM800P to include a TTL level UART. This module behaves as an SPI to UART bridge to the VM800P Plus module. 1.1 Features Connects to the VM800P Plus module using an SPI slave interface SPI slave interface is converted to UART TTL interface 4 GPIO inputs and 4 GPIO outputs 8 LEDs to indicate the input and output status 5 V tolerant buffers Screw connector to connect the UART signals, GPIO inputs and GPIO outputs IO connector to connect the UART signals, GPIO inputs and GPIO outputs Powered from the VM800P module Use of FTDI devices in life support and/or safety applications is entirely at the user's risk, and the user agrees to defend, indemnify and hold FTDI harmless from any and all damages, claims, suits or expense resulting from such use. VI800A_TTLU Datasheet Version 1.1 Document Reference No.: FT_000991 2 Clearance No.: FTDI#409 Ordering Information Part No. VI800A-TTLU Description VI800A UART TTL module, plug in accessory for the VM800P Plus module Table 2-1 - Ordering information 2 Copyright (c) 201422/10/2014 Future Technology Devices International Limited VI800A_TTLU Datasheet Version 1.1 Document Reference No.: FT_000991 Clearance No.: FTDI#409 Table of Contents 1 Introduction ................................................................................... 1 1.1 Features ........................................................................................................ 1 2 Ordering Information ..................................................................... 2 3 Hardware Description ..................................................................... 4 3.1 VI800A-TTLU module .................................................................................... 4 3.2 Physical Descriptions .................................................................................... 5 3.2.1 PCB Dimensions ........................................................................................ 5 3.2.2 VI800A-TTLU Connectors ............................................................................ 7 3.2.3 VI800A-TTLU Components .......................................................................... 9 4 Board Schematics ......................................................................... 10 5 Hardware Setup Guide .................................................................. 11 6 5.1 Power Configuration ................................................................................... 11 5.2 UART Interface connection.......................................................................... 11 Contact Information ..................................................................... 12 Appendix A - References....................................................................................... 12 Appendix B - List of Figures and Tables ................................................................. 13 Appendix C - Revision History ............................................................................... 14 3 Copyright (c) 201422/10/2014 Future Technology Devices International Limited VI800A_TTLU Datasheet Version 1.1 Document Reference No.: FT_000991 3 Clearance No.: FTDI#409 Hardware Description Please refer to section 3.2.2 for connector settings. Some VI800A-TTLU jumpers must be set to work properly with your system. 3.1 VI800A-TTLU module Figure 3-1 - VI800A-TTLU module The VI800A-TTLU module is designed to connect directly with the VM800P Plus module. The main functions of the VI800A TTLU are as follows: Plug in accessory board for the VM800P Plus board. Interface to the VM800P Plus board as a SPI slave device. Connects to an external UART TTL interface. Supports 4 GPIO inputs. Supports 4 GPIO outputs. Contains 8 LEDs. Powered by the VM800P Plus board. 4 Copyright (c) 201422/10/2014 Future Technology Devices International Limited VI800A_TTLU Datasheet Version 1.1 Document Reference No.: FT_000991 Clearance No.: FTDI#409 3.2 Physical Descriptions 3.2.1 PCB Dimensions The VI800A-TTLU module PCB dimension is illustrated in Figure 3-2 ,Figure 3-3 and Figure 3-4. 63.50 37.50 18.7 5 9.20 4.35 Figure 3-2 - VI800A-TTLU module PCB Top view 8.50 54.00 Figure 3-3 - VI800A-TTLU module PCB Bottom view 5 Copyright (c) 201422/10/2014 Future Technology Devices International Limited VI800A_TTLU Datasheet Version 1.1 Document Reference No.: FT_000991 Clearance No.: FTDI#409 Figure 3-4 - VI800A-TTLU module PCB Side view All dimensions are in mm 6 Copyright (c) 201422/10/2014 Future Technology Devices International Limited VI800A_TTLU Datasheet Version 1.1 Document Reference No.: FT_000991 Clearance No.: FTDI#409 3.2.2 VI800A-TTLU Connectors Connectors and jumpers are described in the following sections. CN1- SPI Interface This is the interface where the SPI control and data signals are routed. There are also power and ground pins on this interface. This interface is used to connect the VI800A-TTLU board to the VM800P Plus board. Note: This should be connected to J6 of the VM800P plus board. Pin No. Name Type Description 1 SCLK I SPI Clock input, 3.3V (5V tolerant) 2 MOSI I Master Out Slave in, 3.3V (5V tolerant) 3 MISO O Master In Slave out, 5V 4 SS# I SPI chip select, active low, 3.3V (5V tolerant) 5 INT0 O Interrupt output active low, 3.3V 6 IO6 I Daughter reset input, active low , 3.3V (5V tolerant) 7 AD4 IO Address/Data Line 4 8 AD5 IO Address/Data Line 5 9 3V3 P 3.3V power supply 10 5V P 5V power supply 11 GND P Ground 12 RST# I Reset, active low 13 AD1 IO Address/Data Line 1 14 NC NA Not Connected 15 AD3 IO Address/Data Line 3 16 AD2 Table 3-1 - CN1 Pinout IO Address/Data Line 2 CN2- IO Interface (alternative to CN3) This is the interface where the UART TTL connections, GPIO input and outputs are connected. There are also power and ground pins on this interface. Pin No. Name Type Description 1 3V3 P 3.3V power supply 2 5V P 5V power supply 3 I/P1 I Input 1 4 I/P2 I Input 2 7 Copyright (c) 201422/10/2014 Future Technology Devices International Limited VI800A_TTLU Datasheet Version 1.1 Document Reference No.: FT_000991 Pin No. Name Type 5 I/P3 I Input 3 6 I/P4 I Input 4 7 O/P1 O Output 1 8 O/P2 O Output 2 9 O/P3 O Output 3 10 O/P4 O Output 4 11 GND P Ground 12 GND P Ground 13 TXD OUT O Transmit Data 14 RXD IN I Receive Data 15 RTS# OUT O Request to send I Clear to send 16 CTS# IN Table 3-2 - CN2 Pinout Clearance No.: FTDI#409 Description CN3- External Screw Connector (alternative to CN2) This is the interface where the UART TTL connections, GPIO input and outputs are connected. There are also power and ground pins on this interface. Pin No. Name Type Description 1 TXD_OUT O Transmit data 2 RXD_IN I Receive data 3 RTS#_OUT O Request to send 4 CTS#_IN I Clear to send 5 GND P Ground 6 I/P1 I Input 1 7 I/P2 I Input 2 8 I/P3 I Input 3 9 I/P4 I Input 4 10 O/P1 O Output 1 11 O/P2 O Output 2 12 O/P3 O Output 3 13 O/P4 O Output 4 14 GND Table 3-3 - CN3 Pinout P Ground 8 Copyright (c) 201422/10/2014 Future Technology Devices International Limited VI800A_TTLU Datasheet Version 1.1 Document Reference No.: FT_000991 Clearance No.: FTDI#409 JP1- Output Drive Select This jumper provides the option to select the power supply voltage for the inputs and outputs. Jumper position Description Short pin 1-2 3.3V selected Short pin 2-3 Table 3-4 - JP1 Pin options 5V selected (default) 3.2.3 VI800A-TTLU Components U1 - SC16IS760 This converts the SPI signals from the VM800P Plus board to UART signals. LED1 - LED4 Indicates the status of GPIO inputs. Illuminate when the GPIO line is logic 0. LED5 -LED8 Indicates the status of the GPIO outputs. Illuminate when the GPIO line is logic 0. 9 Copyright (c) 201422/10/2014 Future Technology Devices International Limited VI800A_TTLU Datasheet Version 1.1 Document Reference No.: FT_000991 4 Clearance No.: FTDI#409 Board Schematics Figure 4-1 - VI800A-TTLU Schematics 10 Copyright (c) 201422/10/2014 Future Technology Devices International Limited VI800A_TTLU Datasheet Version 1.1 Document Reference No.: FT_000991 5 Clearance No.: FTDI#409 Hardware Setup Guide 5.1 Power Configuration The board is powered from the VM800P Plus board. The CN1 connector on the VI800A-TTLU board should be connected to the J6 connector of the VM800P Plus board as shown in the Figure 5-1. Figure 5-1 - VI800A-TTLU module connected to VM800P Plus module 5.2 UART Interface connection The TX signal on CN3 is connected to the RX signal on the external UART device. The RX signal on CN3 is connected to the TX signal on the external UART device. The RTS signal on CN3 is connected to the CTS signal on the external UART device. The CTS signal on CN3 is connected to the RTS signal on the external UART device. The GND signal on CN3 is connected to the GND signal on the external UART device. The output from the external device is connected to the inputs I/P1, I/P2, I/P3 and I/P4 on the CN3. The outputs O/P1, O/P2, O/P3 and O/P4 on the CN3 are connected to the input on the external device. The LEDs LED1 to LED8 are used to display the status of the inputs and outputs. This interface is used to interface the VM800P Plus module to the devices have UART and GPIO interfaces. 11 Copyright (c) 201422/10/2014 Future Technology Devices International Limited VI800A_TTLU Datasheet Version 1.1 Document Reference No.: FT_000991 6 Clearance No.: FTDI#409 Contact Information Head Office - Glasgow, UK Branch Office - Tigard, Oregon, USA Unit 1, 2 Seaward Place, Centurion Business Park Glasgow G41 1HH United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 141 429 2777 Fax: +44 (0) 141 429 2758 7130 SW Fir Loop Tigard, OR 97223 USA Tel: +1 (503) 547 0988 Fax: +1 (503) 547 0987 E-mail (Sales) E-mail (Support) E-mail (General Enquiries) E-Mail (Sales) E-Mail (Support) E-Mail (General Enquiries) sales1@ftdichip.com support1@ftdichip.com admin1@ftdichip.com us.sales@ftdichip.com us.support@ftdichip.com us.admin@ftdichip.com Branch Office - Taipei, Taiwan Branch Office - Shanghai, China 2F, No. 516, Sec. 1, NeiHu Road Taipei 114 Taiwan , R.O.C. 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Scotland Registered Company Number: SC136640 12 Copyright (c) 201422/10/2014 Future Technology Devices International Limited VI800A_TTLU Datasheet Version 1.1 Document Reference No.: FT_000991 Clearance No.: FTDI#409 Appendix A - References VM800P Datasheet: VM800P Plus board FT800 datasheet: FT800_Embedded_Video_Engine FT800 software programming guide: FT800_Programmer_Guide FT800 sample application notes: AN_246_VM800CB_SampleAPP_Arduino_Introduction AN_275_FT800_Example_with_Arduino.pdf AN_318 Arduino Library for FT800 Series AN_330 VI800A_TTL_232U_N485U_ArduinoLibrary_Sample 12 Copyright (c) 201422/10/2014 Future Technology Devices International Limited VI800A_TTLU Datasheet Version 1.1 Document Reference No.: FT_000991 Clearance No.: FTDI#409 Appendix B - List of Figures and Tables List of Figures Figure 3-1 - VI800A-TTLU module ................................................................................................................. 4 Figure 3-2 - VI800A-TTLU module PCB Top view ......................................................................................... 5 Figure 3-3 - VI800A-TTLU module PCB Bottom view ................................................................................... 5 Figure 3-4 - VI800A-TTLU module PCB Side view ........................................................................................ 6 Figure 4-1 - VI800A-TTLU Schematics ......................................................................................................... 10 Figure 5-1 - VI800A-TTLU module connected to VM800P Plus module ................................................... 11 List of Tables Table 2-1 - Ordering information ................................................................................................................... 2 Table 3-1 - CN1 Pinout .................................................................................................................................... 6 Table 3-2 - CN2 Pinout .................................................................................................................................... 7 Table 3-3 - CN3 Pinout .................................................................................................................................... 7 Table 3-4 - JP1 Pin options ............................................................................................................................ 8 13 Copyright (c) 201422/10/2014 Future Technology Devices International Limited VI800A_TTLU Datasheet Version 1.1 Document Reference No.: FT_000991 Clearance No.: FTDI#409 Appendix C - Revision History Document Title: DS_VI800A-TTLU Document Reference No.: FT_000991 Clearance No.: FTDI#409 Product Page: http://www.ftdichip.com/EVE.htm Document Feedback: Send Feedback Version 1.0 Version 1.1 Initial Datasheet released Added height dimensions 14/10/14 20/10/14 14 Copyright (c) 201422/10/2014 Future Technology Devices International Limited Mouser Electronics Authorized Distributor Click to View Pricing, Inventory, Delivery & Lifecycle Information: FTDI: VI800A-TTLU