GuruPlug JTAG Board

[varkey]

I was checking eBay and saw many USB to RS232 adapters for abour 15-20$. Can any of these used with the Guruplug to get the serial console? If so it will be much cheaper than getting it from Globalscale.


http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-RS232-UART-TTL-RS485-Module-FTDI-FT232BM-BL-Chip-/250642251141?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a5b713d85

http://cgi.ebay.com/PC-USB-RS232-Module-Based-TTL-FTDI-FT232BM-BL-Chip-/320508485967?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4a9fcb614f

http://cgi.ebay.com/FTDI-USB-RS232-TTL-Converter-FT232-FT232RL-3-3V-/360269241000?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53e1b85aa8

http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-RS232-MODULE-FT232-FT232RL-FTDI-CHIP-5V-3-3V-/120551715385?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c11713239

[twinpeaks]

Hi,

these should work for getting access to the terminal, given that they can handle 3.3 V levels (which the FT232BM/BL do) but not for programming the flash via JTAG.
Actually the GuruPlug JTAG board has two functions: a) console access and b) JTAG for flashing new firmware / bootloader.

Regards,
Oliver

[varkey]

Oh ok. Thanks for the info! I didn't think about the programming part!