CH9101R

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  "slug": "ch9101r",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "type": "component",
  "description": "WCH(Jiangsu Qin Heng) USB Converters, QSOP-16-150mil. Pinout cross-checked by two models against the datasheet, KiCad symbol/footprint/3D.",
  "tags": [
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    "interface",
    "ch9101r",
    "factory-2.0.0",
    "extractor-text"
  ],
  "dependencies": {},
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    "path": "docs/hero.png"
  },
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    "README.md",
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    "ch9101r.kicad_mod",
    "ch9101r.glb",
    "ch9101r.step",
    "ch9101r.lbr",
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    "docs/ch9101r-datasheet.pdf",
    "viewers/symbol.html",
    "viewers/footprint.html",
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    "ch9101r-hero.overlay.json",
    "ch9101r-etched.glb"
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  "component": {
    "mpn": "CH9101R",
    "manufacturer": "WCH(Jiangsu Qin Heng)",
    "package": "QSOP-16-150mil",
    "pin_count": 16,
    "category": "Interface",
    "subcategory": "USB Converters",
    "datasheet": "https://datasheet.lcsc.com/datasheet/pdf/e9e91f58a5e334243ecafd4e24b821d8.pdf",
    "parts": {
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      "lbr": "ch9101r.lbr"
    },
    "distributor_links": {
      "lcsc": "C5187520"
    },
    "distributor_check": {
      "checked_at": "2026-10-23T09:03:20Z",
      "source": "Component Ocean /api/assign-pns",
      "digikey": {
        "pn": null,
        "status": "no match"
      },
      "mouser": {
        "pn": null,
        "status": "no match"
      }
    },
    "pins": [
      {
        "number": "1",
        "name": "TXD",
        "type": "output",
        "description": "Serial data output of the UART, idle state is high."
      },
      {
        "number": "2",
        "name": "RTS",
        "type": "output",
        "description": "MODEM handshake output, request to send, active low; if an external pull-down is detected on RTS at power-up, the EEPROM configuration is disabled and chip default parameters are used."
      },
      {
        "number": "3",
        "name": "VIO",
        "type": "power_in",
        "description": "I/O port supply input (1.8V to 5V supported) that requires an external decoupling capacitor."
      },
      {
        "number": "4",
        "name": "RXD",
        "type": "input",
        "description": "Serial data input of the UART with internal pull-up resistor, idle state is high."
      },
      {
        "number": "5",
        "name": "GND",
        "type": "power_in",
        "description": "Common ground, must be connected to the ground line of the USB bus."
      },
      {
        "number": "6",
        "name": "CTS",
        "type": "input",
        "description": "MODEM handshake input, clear to send, active low."
      },
      {
        "number": "7",
        "name": "DSR",
        "type": "input",
        "description": "MODEM handshake input, data set ready, active low; default function is TXS, switchable to DSR via EEPROM configuration."
      },
      {
        "number": "8",
        "name": "UD+",
        "type": "bidirectional",
        "description": "USB D+ data line connected directly to the USB bus, no series resistor allowed."
      },
      {
        "number": "9",
        "name": "UD-",
        "type": "bidirectional",
        "description": "USB D- data line connected directly to the USB bus, no series resistor allowed."
      },
      {
        "number": "10",
        "name": "V3",
        "type": "power_in",
        "description": "Internal regulator output and core/USB supply input; connect to VDD5 when VDD5 is below 3.6V, or use an external decoupling capacitor (about 0.1uF) when VDD5 is above 3.6V."
      },
      {
        "number": "11",
        "name": "RESET#",
        "type": "input",
        "description": "External reset input, active low, with internal pull-up resistor."
      },
      {
        "number": "12",
        "name": "VDD5",
        "type": "power_in",
        "description": "Positive supply input of the power regulator (4.0V to 5.5V typical, or 3.0V to 3.6V when tied to V3), requires an external decoupling capacitor."
      },
      {
        "number": "13",
        "name": "GND",
        "type": "power_in",
        "description": "Common ground, must be connected to the ground line of the USB bus."
      },
      {
        "number": "14",
        "name": "RI",
        "type": "input",
        "description": "MODEM handshake input, ring indicator, active low; default function is RXS, switchable to RI via EEPROM configuration."
      },
      {
        "number": "15",
        "name": "DCD",
        "type": "input",
        "description": "MODEM handshake input, carrier detect, active low; default function is TNOW, switchable to DCD via EEPROM configuration."
      },
      {
        "number": "16",
        "name": "DTR",
        "type": "output",
        "description": "MODEM handshake output, data terminal ready, active low; default function is SUSPEND, switchable to DTR via EEPROM configuration."
      }
    ],
    "provenance": {
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        "extractor": "extract_pins 0.3",
        "primary_model": "claude-sonnet-5-5",
        "primary_mode": "text",
        "consensus_model": "claude-sonnet-5-5",
        "consensus": "agreed",
        "guards": "pin_guards 0.1: passed",
        "guard_notes": [
          "extractor flagged: V3 is both the internal regulator output and the core/USB supply input; no exact KiCad class given, ; Pin table is flattened text with five package columns (U/H/Y/R/N); CH9101R column (4th) was used. VD; Default alternate functions (TXS, RXS, TNOW, SUSPEND) are outputs on DSR/RI/DCD/DTR pins by default;"
        ],
        "pages_sent": 11,
        "cost_usd": 0.118,
        "at": "2026-10-23T09:02:58"
      },
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        "pages": 11,
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        "source_tier": "lcsc"
      },
      "cad": "KiCad official (CC-BY-SA 4.0)",
      "pins": {
        "total": 16,
        "described": 16,
        "cites_pages": true,
        "refuses_to_fabricate": true
      }
    },
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