The VDRIVE3 is an USB host/microcontroller application Development Module with an enclosure. The default firmware of the VDRIVE3 supports UART/SPI communications with the embedded USB host controller and USB host port. This product provides an attractive solution for quick and easy integration of applications with a USB flash disk or other USB client devices. VDRIVE3 is designed to support quick and easy integration of a UART/SPI application with a USB client device. The VDRIVE3 comes in a neat enclosure displaying a bicolour LED, making it suitable for incorporating into finished product designs. The VDRIVE3 utilises FTDI's Vinculum-II (VNC2-48L1B) dual USB host controller IC.
USB A-type socket to connect to USB client devices
2mm (0.08") pitch 8-pin header used for the UART/SPI interface
Connects directly and communicates with a FTDI TTL-232R-3V3-2mm USB-UART cable
Jumper selectable UART and SPI interfaces, both operating at 3.3V TTL/CMOS
Pre-programmed with V2DAP firmware
Vinculum-II debugger module port under neat enclosure, for changing the firmware
UART programming mode control signals PROG# and RESET# are accessible via an internal header