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July 02, 2006
Console Port on ExpressVu 9200
Yesterday, I talked about looking for a console port on the Bell ExpressVu 9200 (aka Dish 942) receiver. After completely disassembling the unit, I discovered a 5-pin pad on the motherboard labelled 'UART' located underneath the power supply. Interesting! I soldered a header plug and brought the cable outside the chassis.
The pin assignment appears to be as follows:
- 1. +3.3v
- 2. RxD
- 3. TxD
- 4. ???
- 5. GND
Looking at TxD with a scope shows that it starts at 0v, and after avout 3 seconds jumps up to 3.3v. It stays at 3.3v and doesn't appear to change at all. I hooked up a MX3232 (3.3v version of a MAX232) to convert the signals to RS232 levels.
Unfortunately, I've been unable to coax the serial port to life. I tried sending carriage returns at different baud rates. I've still got to try sending a break signal. Also, pin 4 might be some sort of CTS signal that might need to be asserted. Still lots to try!
Tags: Bell | Expressvu | 9200 | Dish | 942 | Console | Serial | Satellite |
Posted by Ian at July 2, 2006 08:50 PM
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