Hardware hacking

Making an RS232 level converter for the Pandora

How is this done?

Pinouts

Ext Connector

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What is the pinout?

• The pinout of the Ext Connector

Where can we get the connectors from?

Battery

3.7V Lithium polymer single cell battery 4000 mAH 4 AH battery cover here: [1]

Internal connections

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UART

UART2 and 3 are available via the EXT connector. UART2 appears to support hardware flow control with RTS/CTS lines on the EXT connector.

Keypad backlight

Maximum current draw?

Breakout Board

Developer's breakout board

This is the breakout board used by Pandora team members during development. Only a small number were made, and they are not available to the public. However a similar product (or gerber files) may be released in the future. A schematic for this board is available here: http://openpandora.ca/schematic/AV_Board_schematic.pdf