VSHLD-FT121

FT121 USB Interface IC Development Board

The is a G-Sensor Shield, designed to connect directly to an Arduino Pro development board. The shield allows the micro-controller on the Arduino Pro to access the FT121 USB device controller. Using the FTDI FT121 chipset and a three axes linear accelerometer ST LIS331DLH device, the module may be used to implement a USB HID game controller. The user may also define other interesting applications from the micro-controller board.

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FT121 enhanced USB device controller with SPI interface

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LIS313DLH 3-axis linear accelerometer X, Y & Z with selectable full scales of ±2/±4/±8g

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An SPI interface, data transfer over the SPI bus to the Arduino pro via pin headers

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Selectable SPI and I²C interface to control the 3-axes accelerometer

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A serial UART output pin

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Two accelerometer interrupts

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Three pushbuttons and two LEDs for HID application

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5V USB cable power supplied operation

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Onboard 3.3V regulator to power the accelerometer

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Mini-B USB connector

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-40 to +85°C Operating temperature range