USB Debug Adapter
Pumpkin, Inc.
A USB-to-serial debug adapter that provides a debugging terminal interface and optional power to Pumpkin CubeSat Kit modules via a 4-pin FPC connector.
Technical specifications
- Connector
- 4-pin FPC serial terminal/debug connector
- I/O logic level
- Selectable 3.3V (default) or 5V
- Power output
- 3.3V or 5V to connected device
- Interface type
- USB serial (USB-to-serial)
- Product type
- Development Hardware
About
The USB Debug Adapter is a piece of Pumpkin development hardware used to provide a USB serial interface — and power where required — to various Pumpkin modules, without having to host USB-to-serial electronics and a connector on the target module itself. It can be connected to any Pumpkin module equipped with a 4-pin FPC serial terminal/debug connector.
The adapter’s I/O level is selectable between 3.3V (default) and 5V, allowing it to interface with modules using either logic level. In addition to providing a data interface, the USB Debug Adapter can supply either 3.3V or 5V power to the connected device, making it useful both for firmware debugging/console access and for powering a module under bench test.
It is used elsewhere in Pumpkin’s product line as an accessory — for example, it is included with the Intelligent Protected Lithium Battery Module (BM2) to provide the debugging terminal interface required for firmware updates via Pumpkin’s dedicated Windows GUI.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.
