Build a Serial Cable for Intel® Galileo Board

Documentation

Install & Setup

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08/07/2018

This information is from an Intel Communities message board.

To make a serial cable, you need these two parts:

  • DB9 male connector
  • 5-mm male stereo audio connector

Specifications are included on pages 17-18, in the open-source schematic.

Pinouts

For a three-pin audio jack:

  • Sleeve - Ground
  • Ring - Input RxD
  • Tip – TXD

On the DB9:

  • 1 - No connect
  • 2 - Input RxD
  • 3 - Output TxD
  • 4 - Output DTR
  • 5 - Ground
  • 6 - Input DSR
  • 7 - Output RTS
  • 8 - Input CTS
  • 9 - Input RI