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Document NO. 607-00xx Revision A (12/13)
Table 2: CH232BGN Pin Descriptions
Pin
Description
Name
Direction
Notes
1,2
VCC
3.5V
Power
3.3V maximum 350 mA
power input
3
Ground
GND
Power
Ground
4
UART Receive Data
UART_RXD
Output
If the UART is not used this
pin can serve as a general
purpose I/O
General Purpose I/O
GPIO3
Input/Output
5
UART Transmit Data
UART_TXD
Input
If the UART is not used this
pin can serve as a general
purpose I/O
General Purpose I/O
GPIO4
Input/Output
6
UART Clear to Send
UART_CTS
Output
If the UART is not used this
pin can serve as a general
purpose I/O
General Purpose I/O
GPIO5
Input/Output
7
UART Request to Send
UART_RTS
Input
If the UART is not used this
pin can serve as a general
purpose I/O
General Purpose I/O
GPIO6
Input/Output
8
Ethernet Tr
Output
1.8 Volt Ethernet Data I/F
9
Ethernet Transmit -
PHY_TX-
Output
1.8 Volt Ethernet Data I/F
10
Ethernet R
Input
1.8 Volt Ethernet Data I/F
11
Ethernet Receive -
PHY_RX-
Input
1.8 Volt Ethernet Data I/F
12, 13
No Connection
NC
NC
Do not Connect
14
WiFi Status Indicator
Nlink
Output
High
– WiFi Link available
Low
– No WiFi Link
15
Reset
nRST
Input
Active low; must be held for a
minimum of 300 msec
16
Boot Status
nReady
Output
Active low boot sequence
complete; a high indicates
boot in progress
17
Restore Factory Defaults
nReload
Input
Holding this pin low for more
than 1 second resets the
configuration to the factory
defaults
18,19,
20
Ground
GND
Power
Ground
21, 22
No Connection
NC
NC
Do not Connect
23
1.8 Volt Output
1.8V
Output
1.8V 300 mA power for
Ethernet connection
24
Ground
GND
Power
Ground
25
Antenna Connection
ANT
Output
50 ohm impedance for
antenna connection
26
Ground
GND
Power
Ground