WDTVLiveSerial - Revision history

Mad ady: Added a new link with more information about the serial port on the live.

2013-03-18T10:08:07Z

Added a new link with more information about the serial port on the live.

Recliq at 11:42, 1 March 2013

2013-03-01T11:42:02Z

Recliq at 11:41, 1 March 2013

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 = 3.3V TTY Serial Port =
-If your WDTV is bricked, you will most likely need to interface with it through the serial connection on the motherboard.<BR><BR>To do this, you will need a '''3.3V''' TTL-Serial cable. I use an adapted [http://www.amazon.com/Data-Cable-Nokia-3585-CA-42/dp/B000BI4HQY/ref=pd_cp_cps_0 Nokia CA-42 USB to TTL-Serial cable], but you can use whatever cable you want/have.<br>These little serial cables come in handy when working on embedded boards like this.<br>Here is some information on [https://sites.google.com/site/sleclire/ca-42-usb-to-ttl-serial-cable how to make a CA-42 into a USB to TTL-Serial cable].<br>'''The wire colors may be different, so be careful!'''
+If your WDTV is bricked, you will most likely need to interface with it through the serial connection on the motherboard.<BR><BR>To do this, you will need a '''3.3V''' TTL-Serial cable. I use an adapted [http://www.amazon.com/Data-Cable-Nokia-3585-CA-42/dp/B000BI4HQY/ref=pd_cp_cps_0 Nokia CA-42 USB to TTL-Serial cable], but you can use whatever cable you want/have.<br>These little serial cables come in handy when working on embedded boards like this.<br>Here is some information on [https://sites.google.com/site/sleclire/ca-42-usb-to-ttl-serial-cable how to make a CA-42 into a USB to TTL-Serial cable]. Also, some testimonial about using the serial port: http://geraldnaveen.blogspot.ro/2012/12/wdtv-live-firmware-hacking-series-part-2.html<br>'''The wire colors may be different, so be careful!'''
 <BR><BR><B>OR</B><BR><BR>You can also get one [http://www.dealextreme.com/p/ca-42-compatible-usb-2-0-data-cable-for-nokia-2110-2112-2115-more-45715 here] which is cheaper and only has the 3 wires inside you will need to interface with the serial connection on the WDTV (RX, TX, and GND). <BR>It comes with a driver disk that will allow Windows to recognize it when plugged into your USB port<br>

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	== WARNING! ==		== WARNING! ==
−	<big style="color:red">'''NEVER''' CONNECT THE WDTV SERIAL PORT ('''3.3V''') DIRECTLY TO YOUR PC's SERIAL PORT !!'''</big>	+	<big style="color:red">'''<u>NEVER</u>''' CONNECT THE WDTV SERIAL PORT ('''3.3V''') DIRECTLY TO YOUR PC's SERIAL PORT !!'''</big>

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 <BR><BR><B>OR</B><BR><BR>You can also get one [http://www.dealextreme.com/p/ca-42-compatible-usb-2-0-data-cable-for-nokia-2110-2112-2115-more-45715 here] which is cheaper and only has the 3 wires inside you will need to interface with the serial connection on the WDTV (RX, TX, and GND). <BR>It comes with a driver disk that will allow Windows to recognize it when plugged into your USB port<br>
 <big style="color:red">'''NEVER''' CONNECT THE WDTV SERIAL PORT ('''3.3V''') DIRECTLY TO YOUR PC's SERIAL PORT !!'''</big>
 == WDTV Live/Plus serial port ==