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Zombie serial comms

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2023 12:55 pm
by et0
I previously managed to send out some bytes on the UART3 (that is normally used for the wifi module) to try to trace and debug the code.

But in recent versions, I find I can't even read the normal data output to the module. This should be 115200 baud, 8N1, 3.3V levels.. Switching back to an older binary I can read this 100% fine without errors, so I don't think it's a problem with the FTDI cable, although I have tried different ones, different laptop and slightly different receive baud rates etc.

It's a head scratcher. Does anyone know of a change in the project that could cause this, clock speeds or UART configuration or something? The wifi GUI still works, to be clear.

Re: Zombie serial comms

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2023 8:17 pm
by irsjohnk
From the wiki
"If you're having trouble connecting using the serial interface, note that the parameters are 115200 8-N-2, which is different from the conventional 115200 8-N-1. "

Re: Zombie serial comms

Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2023 11:40 am
by et0
Thanks very much, weird that it changed, and to such an "unusual" configuration!