# RTL8761BTV UART Breakout
## Description
Prototype breadboard-friendly breakout board for the Realtek RTL8761BTV-CG Bluetooth 5 UART HCI controller, with 0.1 inch headers, 3.3 V power input, support passives, 40 MHz crystal, and RF antenna matching provisions.
## Project Details
- **Owner:** jacksonyarger
- **Created:** 7/16/2026
- **Last Updated:** 7/16/2026
- **Visibility:** Public
## Key Components
### J1 — [Pin Header 01x06 2.54mm Vertical](https://www.flux.ai/adrian95/pin-header-01x06-2p54mm-vertical~lzd.md)
- Role: Connector
- Role Details: 0.1 inch host UART/power header: 3V3, GND, TX, RX, RTS, CTS
- Part Type: Connector
- License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
**Pins:**
- Pin_1 [pin 1]
- Pin_2 [pin 2]
- Pin_3 [pin 3]
- Pin_4 [pin 4]
- Pin_5 [pin 5]
- Pin_6 [pin 6]
### J2 — [Pin Header 01x10 2.54mm Vertical](https://www.flux.ai/adrian95/pin-header-01x10-254mm-vertical~u73.md)
- License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Part Type: Connector
- Role: Connector
- Role Details: 0.1 inch auxiliary header for wake, disable, debug, PCM/GPIO signals
**Pins:**
- Pin_1 [pin 1]
- Pin_10 [pin 10]
- Pin_2 [pin 2]
- Pin_3 [pin 3]
- Pin_4 [pin 4]
- Pin_5 [pin 5]
- Pin_6 [pin 6]
- Pin_7 [pin 7]
- Pin_8 [pin 8]
- Pin_9 [pin 9]
### J3 — [U.FL-R-SMT-1](https://www.flux.ai/vasy_skral/ufl-r-smt-1~yly.md)
- Role Details: U.FL antenna connector after RF match/DC-block network
- Datasheet URL: https://media.digikey.com/pdf/Data%20Sheets/Hirose%20PDFs/UFL%20Series.pdf
- Manufacturer Part Number: U.FL-R-SMT-1
- Manufacturer Name: Hirose Electric Co Ltd
- Part Type: Connector
- Role: RF Connector
**Pins:**
- 1 [pin 1]
- 2 [pin 2-1]
- 3 [pin 2-2]
### U1 — RTL8761BTV-CG
- Part Type: Integrated Circuits
- Manufacturer Part Number: RTL8761BTV-CG
- Role Details: Realtek RTL8761BTV-CG QFN-32 UART HCI controller
- Role: Bluetooth Controller
- Frequency: 2.4GHz
- Manufacturer Name: Realtek Semiconductor
- Package or Case Code: 32-QFN
- Datasheet URL: https://storage.googleapis.com/graviton-electric-symbols/document_assets/user-uploaded/f6270953e9c7367d9e0cd23f3cf35e09b0b9003e8692d98e09eda2e7f32f4765.pdf
**Pins:**
- BT_RFIO [pin 15]
- BT_VD12RTXBB [pin 13]
- BT_VD12RTXFE [pin 16]
- BT_VD12SYN [pin 17]
- BT_VD33PA [pin 14]
- EP [pin 33]
- GPIOA0_PCM_IN_ICFG0 [pin 25]
- GPIOA1_PCM_OUT_ICFG1 [pin 26]
- GPIOA10_WLAN_ACT [pin 3]
- GPIOA11_DIS_BT_N [pin 12]
- GPIOA13_HOST_WAKE_BT [pin 10]
- GPIOA14_BT_WAKE_HOST_EEPROM_SEL [pin 11]
- GPIOA15_CLK_REQ [pin 9]
- GPIOA2_PCM_SYNC_ICFG2 [pin 27]
- GPIOA23_LED_LOG [pin 29]
- GPIOA3_PCM_CLOCK_ICFG3 [pin 28]
- GPIOA4_UART_CTS [pin 21]
- GPIOA5_UART_RTS_32K_IN [pin 20]
- GPIOA6_UART_OUT [pin 22]
- GPIOA7_UART_IN [pin 23]
- GPIOA8_BT_STE_TEST_MODE_SEL [pin 2]
- GPIOA9_BT_ACT_SPS_LDO_SEL [pin 4]
- GPIOB0_RT_SDA [pin 7]
- GPIOB1_RT_SCL [pin 6]
- GPIOB2_RT_INT [pin 5]
- REG_IN [pin 1]
- REG_OUT [pin 32]
- VDD12BT [pin 31]
- VDDIO33 [pin 30]
- VIO_SB [pin 8]
- VIO_UART [pin 24]
- XI [pin 18]
- XO [pin 19]
### Y1 — [CX2016DB40000D0FLJCC](https://www.flux.ai/adrian95/cx2016db40000d0fljcc~k8u.md)
- Part Type: Oscillator
- License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Role: Clock
- Role Details: 40 MHz crystal for RTL8761BTV XI/XO
- Manufacturer Name: KYOCERA AVX
- Datasheet URL: https://mm.digikey.com/Volume0/opasdata/d220001/medias/docus/1139/CX2016DB_Series_Spec.pdf
- Manufacturer Part Number: CX2016DB40000D0FLJCC
**Pins:**
- GND_1 [pin 2]
- GND_2 [pin 4]
- HOT_1 [pin 1]
- HOT_2 [pin 3]
*The full schematic, PCB layout, bill of materials, and interactive design are available at [https://www.flux.ai/jacksonyarger/rtl8761btv-uart-breakout~6d](https://www.flux.ai/jacksonyarger/rtl8761btv-uart-breakout~6d).*
---
*Generated from [https://www.flux.ai/jacksonyarger/rtl8761btv-uart-breakout~6d](https://www.flux.ai/jacksonyarger/rtl8761btv-uart-breakout~6d)*