- Tue Mar 22, 2016 9:14 am
#188822
Hi I purchased a MicroUSB to Serial Breakout - FT232RL to access the serial connection on my TP-Link Archer C7 router since it won't boot OpenWRT, but still seems to work fine as a switch. After soldering in the leads and powering on the router I don't see any console output, the guys over at OpenWRT have been trying to help me to no success, but I want to make sure that I'm using the board correctly since this is my first time doing something like this (soldering in a serial connection).
Here's all the specs of the router: https://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/ar ... 500#serial
Here's my thread about my issue: https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=63516
Underside of the board, Ground connection
top of the board Rx (Top, Yellow) and Tx (Bottom, Blue) connections
The FTDI Chip
The router PCB looks a little worse for wear because the soldering iron I had started with originally was old and had a pretty blunt tip. So when I ordered the chip and the other stuff I ordered another iron, which had a really pointy tip and works a lot better.
Here's all the specs of the router: https://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/ar ... 500#serial
Here's my thread about my issue: https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=63516
Underside of the board, Ground connection
top of the board Rx (Top, Yellow) and Tx (Bottom, Blue) connections
The FTDI Chip
The router PCB looks a little worse for wear because the soldering iron I had started with originally was old and had a pretty blunt tip. So when I ordered the chip and the other stuff I ordered another iron, which had a really pointy tip and works a lot better.