Oh, and right. I have not looked to see if there are 5v ttl only versions of this cable. But make sure the cable you buy is 3.3v TTL logic. If you put a 5v TTL logic cable on the serial debug header, you'll either blow up the on board serial debug port. Or worse you'll fry the processor.
On Sat, Aug 13, 2016 at 10:45 AM, William Hermans <[email protected]> wrote: > I've been using a prolific 2303hx for about a year now. > https://www.amazon.com/Armorview-PL2303HX-RS232- > Module-Converter/dp/B008AGDTA4 > > They're fairly inexpensive, and they seem to be supported very well. It > works great on Linux, or Windows, but I prefer to use it on Windows because > Linux cmdline tools seem to glitch often, and do not format white spaces, > and line feeds correctly after some time. These can also be had( yes, > serial cable format ) for about $1.30 off ebay, and a couple dollars > shipping. > > Many people prefer FTDI cables and converters, and I would too except > they're more expensive than these prolific cables. If I were to design > serial into a PCB I'd probably go with FTDI, but buying a cable, I prefer > these prolific cables. > > On Sat, Aug 13, 2016 at 10:34 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I would like to buy a USB to TTL cable, from what I've seen they're used >> for debugging. >> I don't know which cable would be best for the BeagleBone Black and how >> to connect it without killing the board. >> >> Here's the shop I want to buy the cable >> from: http://ro.farnell.com/usb-adapter-cables/prl/rezultate >> >> An alternative would be to buy a ttl-uart serial adapter, but I don't >> know which one. >> >> (I'm a newbie this is my first board, I never done this before) >> >> -- >> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "BeagleBoard" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ms >> gid/beagleboard/4003bfee-6643-457b-8890-d9ec43a069f5%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/4003bfee-6643-457b-8890-d9ec43a069f5%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/CALHSORpXT2Efy78TZA0mZpd8Q-qg0zzE0aLd47D8fnc8QPd1FQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
