Laptop Debug

[Tom Sylla]

(sorry for the broken threading)

Building on Mitch's mail:

A good option would be to just buy one of these:
http://www.ftdichip.com/Products/EvaluationKits/TTL-232R-3V3.htm

for $20:
http://www.mouser.com/search/ProductDetail.aspx?R=TTL-232R-3V3virtualkey62620000virtualkey626-DLP-TTL-232R-3V3

and wire from the little connector and its mate on the olpc to the 100
mil header on the adapter. (or remove the 100 mil socket, and solder
directly to the little connector) Pretty cheap and easy solution. You
can actually buy them without the 100 mil socket:
http://www.mouser.com/search/ProductDetail.aspx?R=DLP-TTL-232R-3V3-WEvirtualkey62620000virtualkey626-DLP-TTL232R3V3WE

but they cost $4 *more*.

I have used these adapters on 3.3V-level serial ports on several 5536
platforms (the $100 adapters use the same FTDI device)

There may be similar similarly cheap adapters for other chips like the PL2303.