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RFduino - USB Shield
This is the RFduino USB shield, a small add-on board that plugs into any USB port and is used to load your sketches onto an RFduino module. This shield can also be attached to any solderless breadboard with the RFduino DIP plugged on top or even below it for better ease of use. Once your code is loaded onto the RFduino, this USB Shield can be detached!
On-board the RFduino USB Shield is a 3.3V regulator which can be used to supply power to the RFduino DIP module as well as other shields and possibly the rest of your circuit.
Note: This shield is required to load code onto your RFduino.
- FT231XQ-R USB Controller
- Max Current: 500mA
- Serial Interface: RX, TX, RESET
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Core Skill: Electrical Prototyping
If it requires power, you need to know how much, what all the pins do, and how to hook it up. You may need to reference datasheets, schematics, and know the ins and outs of electronics.
Skill Level: Rookie - You may be required to know a bit more about the component, such as orientation, or how to hook it up, in addition to power requirements. You will need to understand polarized components.
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If you want to decrease your cost of entry the RFduino can be programmed using Sparkfun's 3.3v FTDI Basic or equivalent which you might already have. You can find the pinout for the RFduino to FTDI connection here:
http://digitalhacksblog.blogspot.com/2013/12/it-worked-for-me-rfduino.html
digitalhack
You would still need a .1uF cap to reset, and pull cts low
Yep