PiUART: USB Console and Power Add-on

PiUART: USB Console and Power Add-on for Raspberry Pi

This fantastic Adafruit accessory for your Raspberry Pi computer is ideal for “headless” setups. PiUART adds a Micro USB connection to the serial interface, allowing you to use any serial port software you like to connect to the Raspberry Pi console.

It is extremely quick and easy to connect to your Raspberry Pi. On the serial converter chip, two LEDs are connected to RX and TX. They will blink when data is sent or received.

To make use of the remaining space, PiUART also includes an on/off switch with a 4 AMP transistor. The Raspberry Pi can be powered through the Micro USB port, and if you want to cut the power, you can use this switch. No need to unplug the cable. This way, using a single cable connected to your computer, you can easily power and control a low-power Raspberry Pi such as the RPi Zero or A+. More power-hungry Raspberry Pi models, such as the RPi 2 and RPi 3, may draw too much current from a computer’s USB port, so before trying, check whether your motherboard provides a high-current USB port.

This product comes fully assembled and ready to use. Just plug it into your Raspberry Pi and install the driver on your computer (see Adafruit’s Software Setup). You’ll be ready to go in two minutes.

PiUART works with any Raspberry Pi computer: Raspberry Pi boards.

PiUART Technical Details:

• Dimensions: 21 mm x 20 mm x 8 mm / 0.8″ x 0.8″ x 0.3″
• Weight: 2.2 g / 0.1 oz

Adafruit name: PiUART – USB Console and Power Add-on for Raspberry Pi [ADA3589]