Bx600 Series of Breakout Boards for BL600 module
User Guide
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Figure 1: BA600 breakout board
2.1.4
Understanding the Laird FTDI USB-UART Bridge Board
The following is a picture of the Laird FTDI USB-UART bridge board supplied with the BA600.
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Figure 2: FTDI USB-UART bridge board supplied with the BA600 breakout board with integrated coin cell holder.
The BA600 is the only breakout board package that is supplied with the Laird FTDI USB-UART bridge board which
allows the BL600 series module to physically connect to a PC for ease of development.
The Laird FTDI USB-UART bridge board provides USB-to-Virtual COM port conversion through a FTDI chip (part
number FT232R). Any Windows PC (XP or later) should auto-install the necessary drivers; if your PC cannot
locate the drivers, you can download them from
http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm
Micro-USB
Type-B
Micro-USB
Type-B
GND – pin 1
B_PC_CTS – Pin 2
CC (3.3V) – Pin 3
USB_PC_TX – Pin 4
USB_PC_RX – Pin 5
USB_PC_RTS – Pin 6
