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abarthch · 02-04-2016, 05:29 AM

So the PL2303 has arrived and I've already soldered three wires to the PCB of my Paperwhite:
-Tx to Tx
-Rx to Rx
GND to the shielding on the PCB (since the pin was too small)

Now, the PL2303 has two more pins, '+5V' and '3V3'. To make it work with 3.3v, do I have to short the 3V3 pin to GND?

02-04-2016, 05:29 AM	#7
abarthch Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2016 Device: PW2, PW3 & KV	So the PL2303 has arrived and I've already soldered three wires to the PCB of my Paperwhite: -Tx to Tx -Rx to Rx GND to the shielding on the PCB (since the pin was too small) Now, the PL2303 has two more pins, '+5V' and '3V3'. To make it work with 3.3v, do I have to short the 3V3 pin to GND?