Panda II broken USB port

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Hello,

First time poster long time reader :stuck_out_tongue:

I had an accident with my Panda II, pulled pc with cable attached to usb port which ripped the part from board, and now I need to debug or program without usb.

I tried to solder a new usb port but the pads itself got ripped, and I think there is no salvage in that department. The problem is that I used this board for a university project do to deliver next week and cannot replace it in time.

Is there a way to program or debug without the usb cable?

Thank you

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You can use serial port. You will need to either add a rs232 converter or USB to serial converter to connect to PC.

Welcome to the community.

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Thanks Gus!

I have somewhere a FTDI basic converter (like this one https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9716), probably I can use it.

So I just connect the RX / TX to Com1 and debug that way? (using the port assigned to FTDI)

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You also need to connect mode pin to ground to set panda to serial. MUDs pin is next to ground on the big header.

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It worked great! Thanks!

Since I couldn’t find my ftdi board I ended up using an old arduino board (has an ftdi chip also) as the interface, and it worked great.