FT230x-UPDI

FabAcdemy 2022

This is a documentation for a FT230x based board that doubles as a UPDI 3 pin programmer. When used in the USB to serial converter mode it has similar functionality as the FTDI cable. When in the UPDI mode it can be used to program a UPDI target using serial communication. The developement in the board was done using KiCad and the Fablibraries.This board was developed by Ahmed Abdellatif from FabLab Kamp-Lintfort

Aditionnaly ,there is a simple case included that can be 3D printed to make it easier to handle the board.

Extra Features

This board features a power indication LED, sent and receieved LEDs. The shorting female pinheader can be used to switch between FTDI and UPDI mode.

Schematic

Here is the schematic:

A screenshot of the schematic

Board

Here is the board design:

A screenshot of the board

Traces

A screenshot of the traces

Cut-out

A screenshot of the cutout

Drilling

A screenshot of the drills

Case

A screenshot of the case

Final Board

A screenshot of the case

Downloads

Here is a list of the images required for production in addition to the BOM, 3D-Printed case and the KiCad project.