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BOARD.  LOADING THE SKETCH  THE SKETCH IS LOADED TO THE PRO MINI USING THE
FTDI 5 V BASIC BREAKOUT BOARD AND A USB TO MINI USB ADAPTER CABLE.  THE
BREAKOUT BOARD PROVIDES A TEMPORARY SERIAL DATA CONNECTION AND POWER
BETWEEN THE COMPUTER RUNNING THE ARDUINO IDE AND THE PRO MINI PLATFORM VIA
A COMPUTER USB PORT.  AFTER MATING THE BREAKOUT BOARD WITH THE PRO MINI AND
CONNECTING THE BREAKOUT BOARD TO THE COMPUTER USING THE USB ADAPTER CABLE,
LAUNCH THE ARDUINO IDE, AND USE THE TOOLS PULLDOWN MENU TO SELECT THE FTDI
BASIC BREAKOUT AS THE SERIAL INTERFACE.  LOAD THE VERIFIED SKETCH INTO THE
PRO MINI BY CLICKING THE UPLOAD BUTTON.  VOLTAGE LEVEL SHIFTING  THERE IS A
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 5 V POWER BUS AT EACH OF THE BOARDS OR APPLICATION
CIRCUITS AND MY RADIO.  THE ELECRAFT KX2 PRESENTS 3R3 V AT THE DIT AND DAH
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