Hello,

is it possible to use a standard USB connector with cable (e.g. from an old mouse) to build a TTL (serial) adapter?

(1) Cut the wire from the USB cable
(2) Expose the ends of the inside wires
(3) Connect the wires directly to the router serial port (e.g.: for TPLink-WR1043ND: TX / RX / GND)
(4) Start Putty!

Would this work?
Are the wires inside the USB cable internationally standard colour coded? What colour is TX / RX / GND / PWR ?

(Last edited by CHERRY* on 16 May 2014, 03:16)

No, DO not use standart USB for router serial interface. In TTL adapter there some IC chips so you need it to get TTL levels

(Last edited by Experimentator on 16 May 2014, 12:12)

nope.

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