Make your own "FTDI cable" for $5

has a datasheet ? ps.: the

has a datasheet ?  

ps.: the link doesn’t work…

Oops :stuck_out_tongue:

The link -  https://www.robotshop.com/letsmakerobots/node/33342 . and i came to know that the dtr pin is just for ‘reseting’ the chip when the downloading starts. Since i am going to make my own arduino board using an atmega328 with arduino bootloader, I can add a reset button on the main board and can press it manually while downloading the program :slight_smile: