Serial Cable » History » Version 15
Anonymous, 02/19/2016 10:48 PM
Handy style generates a 404, no use of perma-link
1 | 5 | vogelchr | The Calypso phones typically all have a serial port @ 3.3V levels on the 2.5mm earphone jack. |
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2 | 1 | laforge | |
3 | 3 | laforge | Those cables are sometimes called ''T191 unlock cable''. |
4 | 1 | laforge | |
5 | 3 | laforge | You can either buy ready-made cables, e.g. at: |
6 | 7 | tsaitgaist | * USB variant |
7 | * [http://www.gsmliberty.net/shop/motorola-t191-dataunlock-cable-p-1252.html gsmliberty.net] |
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8 | 9 | laforge | * [http://www.fonefunshop.co.uk/datacables/motorola.htm fonefunshop.co.uk] |
9 | 13 | tsaitgaist | * [http://gsmserver.com/cables/Smart-Clip_Cable_for_Compal_Chi_Mei_based_phones.php gsmserver] |
10 | 7 | tsaitgaist | * RS232 variant, you still need a separate standard USB/RS232 cable |
11 | * [http://www.cellcorner.com/xshp/unlock-phone-codes/motorola-t190-t191-t193-unlock-data-cable.html cellcorner.com] |
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12 | 10 | laforge | * USB/RS232 cable |
13 | * [http://www.tronisoft.com/cat_usbtoserial.php tronisoft.com] (FTDI and Prolific cables) |
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14 | 3 | laforge | |
15 | Or you can build it yourself (detailed instructions can be found on the net, search for "t191 unlock cable" or the like). |
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17 | 4 | laforge | * TxD is at the tip of the plug (PC to Device) |
18 | * RxD is at the middle contact (Device to PC) |
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19 | 1 | laforge | * GND is the outer contact |
20 | 5 | vogelchr | |
21 | == Hints and Warnings == |
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23 | * If you don't use a 3.3V (low voltage TTL, LVCMOS) serial port you can fry your phone! (internally, it connects to the IO-pins of the baseband processor which run at 2.8V). '''Don't connect directly to your PCs serial port (running at +/- 12V!).''' |
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24 | * If your development system is virtualized (runs inside VMware, Virtualbox, Parallels...) the connections can be unreliable (the loader protocol is timing critical). |
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25 | 11 | tsaitgaist | * Your safest bet is a USB cable with a FTDI chip (FTx232) configured for operation at 3.3V connected to a machine running Linux natively. Prolific chips (PL2303) also work, but are far less reliable. |
26 | 14 | steve-m | * If you want to communicate with the Calypso at baudrates higher than 115200 bps, you'll have to resort to non-standard baudrates. These are also supported best using a FTDI or [wiki:CP210xTutorial CP210x] based USB adapter cable. |