Microchip Technology MCP2200 USB-to-UART Protocol Converter

Easily Adds USB to Existing Systems

The Microchip Technology MCP2200 USB-to-UART protocol converter is a complete, out-of-the-box solution that makes it easy to add USB connectivity to existing systems. The MCP2200 enables designers to quickly add USB connectivity without completely redesigning the system. This Microchip Technology USB-to-UART protocol converter is designed to shorten time-to-market for a variety of applications in the industrial and medical markets as well as RS-232 applications. The MCP2200 includes 256 bytes of integrated user EEPROM and has eight GPIO pins. Four of the pins have alternate functions to indicate USB and communication status. The MCP2200EV-VCP Demo Board removes the burden of thoroughly understanding the USB protocol from system designers, which simplifies the addition of customizable USB functionality to existing designs.

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Features

USB Speed: Full Speed
USB Compliant: USB 2.0
PHY: Yes
MCU Interface: UART
Tx/Rx Buffer Size (Bytes): Tx 128 - Rx 128
No. of GPIO: 8
Operating Voltage Range (V): 3.0 to 5.5

Applications

Industrial: Data loggers, Instrumentation, Data-acquisition systems, Smart-card readers
Medical markets: Monitors for heart-rate, blood sugar, and blood pressure
Legacy RS-232