Serial USB Board for Standalone

Using Arduino Microcontrollers
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hi,

I want to program my standalone arduino using the Arduino Serial USB Board which i got from sparkfun, Arduino Serial USB Board - DEV-08165 - SparkFun Electronics.

According to Arduino site, its the revised mini USB adapter, http://arduino.cc/en/Main/MiniUSB

Now my question here is,

  1. Can I use the DTR pin as shown in the circuit on arduino page to auto reset (via a capacitor).

  2. What is the purpose of the jumper given on the top?

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  1. Can I use the DTR pin as shown in the circuit on arduino page to auto reset (via a capacitor).

Yes.

  1. What is the purpose of the jumper given on the top?

As shown in the schematic, the SV1 jumper will connect +5V to the power line of the output pins, or not.

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hey, thanks a lot...cleared my doubts! :slight_smile: