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USB IMU port is dead, looking for a solution

Posted by pizcolq on March 15, 2011 at 5:26pm
After a litlle crash, my USB was detached from the IMU, and probably with no solution because it seems to me that the little cooper paths are also damaged. My question is if I can use the FTDI instead USB? it will work with Arduino software or the confugurator? in other words, can the FTDI cable assume the same functions and software than USB?

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  • Developer
    Jani Hirvinen March 17, 2011 at 4:09am

    I have been using FTDI port on my test IMUs without any problem. I just soldered pins to IMU board and connected my FTDI cable on it.

     

     

  • pizcolq March 16, 2011 at 1:57pm
    Thanks again Darren. Loocking your picture, my mean corncern is that with this scheme, we are feeding also the FTDI chip in the IMU, so we will have two FTDIs chips.... ¿does anybody know if it will be a real problem?
  • pizcolq March 15, 2011 at 6:38pm

     

    Darren please, could you explain tome how to use the ftdi cable instead USB? I am completely desperate. I will try to take a picture but I am sure I can not repair it.

  • Darren March 15, 2011 at 6:21pm
    how bad is it, can you post a pic of the damage? there are a few ways you can use ftdi cable
  • 3D Robotics
    Chris Anderson March 15, 2011 at 6:01pm
    Yes, I think that will work the same. I'm not quite sure how you can get the FTDI pins when the shield is one, but maybe there's some way with right-angle pins.
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