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b_k · 08-22-2006, 08:13 AM

Just a idea i had, could be helpful in some situations (like mine).
The iLiad has a connector with around 30 pins, if I didn't count wrong. If we subtract the pins needed for the Interfaces/plugs on the travel hub (4=USB, 4=Ethernet, 2 or even 4 pins for power, depending on the electric current) then there are a lot of pins unused or have other purposes. And even if you double the used pins, then there would be enough left to provide a serial console.

I bet there is a serial console. The problem I think about is, how could one detect it without opening the device or inadvertently breaking some circuits?

Then there is the connector itself, has anyone a clue what vendor and type it is?

08-22-2006, 08:13 AM	#1
b_k Übernerd Posts: 238 Karma: 74 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Device: iRex iLiad	some ideas about console access Just a idea i had, could be helpful in some situations (like mine). The iLiad has a connector with around 30 pins, if I didn't count wrong. If we subtract the pins needed for the Interfaces/plugs on the travel hub (4=USB, 4=Ethernet, 2 or even 4 pins for power, depending on the electric current) then there are a lot of pins unused or have other purposes. And even if you double the used pins, then there would be enough left to provide a serial console. I bet there is a serial console. The problem I think about is, how could one detect it without opening the device or inadvertently breaking some circuits? Then there is the connector itself, has anyone a clue what vendor and type it is?