Serial port cable

[danielt]

So, I've found threads on the forum that say that the serial port cable being sold by Pine64 is not fully compatible with the Pinebook Pro.
Is that still the case?
Is there somewhere I can buy a compatible serial port cable?
Or do I have to make one myself?

Should works :-)

I don't think it does.

For me the excessive voltage level on the adapter TX/PBP RX pin causes the kernel to crash during boot up. My laptop wasn't physically damaged by the over-volting from the adapter but since it doesn't work anyway I saw no reasons to take risks and stopped using it.

I now use a 3.3v TTL adapter from eBay with a hand soldered 3.5mm adapter.