{"id":8608174856,"title":"Adafruit FTDI Friend + Extras","handle":"adafruit-ftdi-friend-extras-v1-0","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe FTDI Friend is an improved FTDI FT232RL chip adapter. Like the well-known FTDI cable, it can provide power to your project and there are 4 signal lines for sending data back and forth. But the Friend can change the signal and power lines to be either 3.3V or 5V. Arduino-derivatives and XBees use the RTS line for programming but what if you need that DTR line? 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