[GPS_Standard] USB to TTL Serial Cable

[Steve Vineyard]

Found the following information on a USB to TTL serial converter in a 
cable. Seems with it you can connect directly to the computer and the 
VE2ZAZ GPS Standard Control Board without any extra power supply for the 
serial interface and no other devices. Since I am new to this and am 
just building my frequency standard and have no formal electronics 
education any comments would the greatly appreciated. This looks simple, 
and for $20 from Mouser I am in if no one has a reason it may not work.

Steve
KJ5RV

The TTL-232R-3V3 is a USB to TTL serial converter cable incorporating 
FTDI’s FT232RQ USB - Serial UART
interface IC device, the latest device to be added to FTDI’s range of 
USB UART interface Integrated Circuit Devices. It
is designed to allow for a fast, simple way to connect devices with a 
TTL level serial interface to USB.
The FT232RQ chip used by the TTL-232R-3V3 is housed within the USB ‘A’ 
connector. A 1.8 meter (6 foot) cable is
terminated with a 6 way 0.1” pitch header socket which provides access 
to the transmit (Tx), receive (Rx), RTS#, and
CTS#, as well as VCC (5V out) and GND.
The FT232R is a USB to serial UART interface with optional clock 
generator output, and the new FTDIChip-ID™
security dongle feature. In addition, asynchronous and synchronous bit 
bang interface modes are available. USB to
serial interface designs using the FT232R have been further simplified 
by fully integrating the external EEPROM, clock
circuit and USB resistors onto the device.