USB-SPI Interface Adapters Comparison Table

The Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) is a synchronous serial data link, developed by Motorola. SPI bus operates either in full-duplex or in half-duplex mode and can transfer data over short distances at high speeds.

In this comparison chart we compare USB-SPI interface of DLN-series interface adapters. The comparison chart includes adapters from the cheapest to the most powerful DLN-series adapters. It can help you choose the USB-SPI interface adapter that fits your purpose best.

USB-SPI Adapter
DLN-1 PC-I2C/SPI/GPIO INTERFACE ADAPTER

DLN-2 USB-I2C/SPI/GPIO ADAPTER

DLN-4M MULTIPROTOCOL MASTER ADAPTER

USB-SPI MASTER & SLAVE ADAPTER - DLN-4S
All 4 SPI Modes Support Yes Yes Yes Yes
SPI Interface Clock Frequency 2 kHz - 4 MHz 2 kHz - 18 MHz 376 kHz - 48 MHz 376 kHz - 48 MHz
Frame Size Configurable (8-bit to 16-bit) Configurable (8-bit to 16-bit) Configurable (8-bit to 16-bit) Configurable (8-bit to 16-bit)
SPI Bus Voltage 3.3V (5V tolerant) 3.3V (5V tolerant) 3.3V 3.3V
USB Interface Yes
Full Speed (12MHz)
Yes
Full Speed (12MHz)
Yes
High Speed (480MHz)
Yes
High Speed (480MHz)
Interfaces
SPI Master Interface Yes Yes Yes Yes
SPI Slave Select pins 1 SS pin 5 SS pins 4 SS pins 4 SS pins
SPI Slave Interface No No No Yes
SPI Flash Interface No No No Yes
Synchronous Interface Yes Yes Yes Yes
Asynchronous Interface Yes Yes Yes Yes
Event-Driven Interface No No No Yes
Additional Interfaces I2C Master Interface
GPIO Interface
ADC, PWM
Pulse Counter
I2C Master Interface
GPIO Interface
ADC, PWM
Pulse Counter
I2C Master Interface
GPIO Interface
ADC, PWM
Pulse Counter
UART
I2C Master Interface
I2C Slave Interface
GPIO Interface
ADC, PWM
Pulse Counter
UART
Configurable Delays
Configurable Delay Between Transfers No No Yes Yes
Configurable Delay After Slave Selection No No Yes Yes
Configurable Delay Between Slave Selections No No Yes Yes
 
PC USB Host Powered Yes Yes Yes Yes
SPI GUI Demo Examples Yes Yes Yes Yes
Supported Operation Systems WindowsLinux WindowsLinux WindowsLinux WindowsLinux
RoHS Compliant Rohs Rohs Rohs Rohs
Certification ISO 9001:2008
ISO
ISO 9001:2008
ISO
ISO 9001:2008
ISO
ISO 9001:2008
ISO
USB-SPI Adapter
DLN-1 PC-I2C/SPI/GPIO INTERFACE ADAPTER

DLN-2 USB-I2C/SPI/GPIO ADAPTER

DLN-4M MULTIPROTOCOL MASTER ADAPTER

USB-SPI MASTER & SLAVE ADAPTER - DLN-4S