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# Adafruit WCH CH9102F Friend - USB to Serial Converter

**Brand:** Adafruit

**URL:** https://littlebirdelectronics.com.au/products/adafruit-wch-ch9102f-friend-usb-to-serial-converter — [Markdown](https://littlebirdelectronics.com.au/products/adafruit-wch-ch9102f-friend-usb-to-serial-converter.md)

## Pricing

- **Price:** $10.22
- **Stock:** Out of stock
- **Local warehouse:** 0 units
- **Supplier (Adafruit):** 0 units
- **SKU:** AF-5568

## Description

The Adafruit CH9102F Friend is a USB-to-Serial converter breakout featuring the affordable WCH CH9102F chip and a modern USB Type-C connector. It uploads code at up to 3 Mbit/s and includes auto-reset for Arduino/ATmega328 boards — no manual pin manipulation needed. The pinout matches standard FTDI cables by default: RTS on pin 6, +5V power, and 3.3V signal levels (5V compliant). It works with any Arduino, ESP8266, ESP32, or other microcontroller that uses an FTDI-style serial port for communication and code upload. All modem control pins (DTR, RI, DSR, etc.) are broken out on the side for advanced use. Key Features CH9102F USB-Serial Chip – Affordable, widely available, with good driver support USB Type-C Connector – Works with any modern computer Up to 3 Mbit/s – Fast upload speeds for quick development Auto-Reset – Automatic reset for Arduino/ATmega328 boards via RTS/DTR FTDI-Compatible Pinout – Drop-in replacement for FTDI cables 3.3V Signal Levels – 5V compliant for compatibility with most 3.3V and 5V systems Full Modem Control Pins – DTR, RTS, RI, DSR, DCD, and CTS broken out RX/TX LEDs – Visual indication of data activity Ideal For Programming Arduino, ESP8266, ESP32, and other FTDI-port microcontrollers USB-to-serial debugging and communication Replacing FTDI, FT231x, or CP210x adapters Serial console access to embedded systems Package Contents 1× Adafruit CH9102F Friend (fully assembled and tested) 1× Right-angle socket header (for FTDI-style edge connection) 1× Male header strip (for breadboard use) Note: On Linux, the CTS pin is not supported by the built-in kernel driver (all other flow control pins work fine). An out-of-tree driver is available to fix this. For uploading code, most microcontrollers use RTS/DTR so this is rarely an issue. Resources WCH USB-Serial Driver Installation Guide – Windows and macOS driver setup

**Product Type:** physical

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