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Tag-Connect™ Solutions for Target Devices

    • ZERO Cost per Board!
    • No mating connector required on PCB!
    • High Reliability Pogo Spring Pins for Secure Connection!
    • Tiny footprint!
    • Rugged Design for Highly Repetitive Use!
    • Designed so it can only be inserted the correct way round!

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Tag-Connect™ Solutions for FTDI/UART/USB/Serial devices

This page is being updated for FTDI devices. Please see our FTDI Family Cables page

Please see below for a list of Tag-Connect™ small footprint debugging/programming cable solutions for FTDI/UART/USB/Serial devices. Solutions may be available for different sized target board connectors, different debugging/programming protocols or different debuggers.  Solutions are also available for either “legged” or “no legs” versions of the plug-of-nails™ target board connectors. Use the debugger links to see further information on these options as applicable to particular debuggers.

Available solutions:

USB Type A solutions with 6 Pin target connector

USB Type A to 6 Pin Plug-of-Nails™ – No Legs
Debugger mating connector: 4 Pin USB Type A
Plug-of-Nails™ No Legs6 pin target connector
This cable has a USB A connector and USB 2.0 cable wired to a 'No Legs' TC2030 6-pin Plug-of-Nails™ connector. It brings the USB signals directly to your PCB. The TC2030 connector is wired as follows:
  1. VBUS
  2. nc
  3. white / D-
  4. green / D+
  5. GND
  6. nc
Other Tag-Connect cables with USB: TC2030-USB legged version of USB cable See also TC2050-PGUSB which has a 10-pin TC2050 connector with both a USB 2.0 cable and a 6-pin 0.1" ribbon connector for JTAG. See also TC2030-FTDI which is a USB to TC2030 cable with inbuilt FTDI 232 USB to serial convertor.
TC2030-USB-NL USB to no legs serial cable1 x TC2030-USB-NL
This product is intended to temporarily hold a TC2030 -NL ("No Legs") cable in place on a PCB. This solution will help when board space is at a premium and you need a hands free solution for debugging. Supplied as pack of 3. We recommend keeping a few spare of these since the tiny boards are easy to misplace when working on the bench. For a more robust solution consider a TC2030 legged cable.
TC2030-CLIP-3PACK retaining clips for TC20301 x TC2030-CLIP-3PACK Retaining CLIP board for TC2030-NL cables - 3 Pack
Include this item
Price: $60.95 Qty: Buy

Debugger Solutions & Installation Instructions

USB/FTDI for USB using USB
USB Type A to 6 Pin Plug-of-Nails™ – With Legs
Debugger mating connector: 4 Pin USB Type A
Plug-of-Nails™ Legged6 pin target connector
This cable has a USB A connector and USB 2.0 cable wired to a TC2030 6-pin Plug-of-Nails™ connector. It brings the USB signals directly to your PCB. The TC2030 connector is wired as follows:
  1. VBUS
  2. nc
  3. white / D-
  4. green / D+
  5. GND
  6. nc
Other Tag-Connect cables with USB: See also TC2050-PGUSB which has a 10-pin TC2050 connector with both a USB 2.0 cable and a 6-pin 0.1" ribbon connector for JTAG. See also TC2030-FTDI which is a USB to TC2030 cable with inbuilt FTDI 232 USB to serial convertor.
TC2030-USB cable brings USB signals to PCB via 6-pin legged Plug-of-Nails cable1 x TC2030-USB
Price: $42.95 Qty: Buy

Debugger Solutions & Installation Instructions

USB/FTDI for USB using USB