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title: "JBtek Windows 8 Supported Debug Cable for Raspberry Pi USB Programming USB to TTL Serial Cable"
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# 500mA power Multi-OS support USB to TTL JBtek Windows 8 Supported Debug Cable for Raspberry Pi USB Programming USB to TTL Serial Cable

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**Price:** R6
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- **What is this?** JBtek Windows 8 Supported Debug Cable for Raspberry Pi USB Programming USB to TTL Serial Cable by electronics more
- **How much does it cost?** R6 with free shipping
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## Key Features

- • **Not for Arduino:** Designed specifically for Raspberry Pi and microcontrollers, ensuring optimal performance.
- • **Power On-the-Go:** Delivers a robust 500mA directly from your USB port, ensuring your devices stay powered.
- • **Simplified Wiring:** Separated wires for easier management compared to traditional FTDI cables.
- • **Seamless Connectivity:** Effortlessly connect your Raspberry Pi and microcontrollers with this user-friendly debug cable.
- • **Versatile Compatibility:** Supports Windows XP/Vista/7/8 and MacOS X, making it a go-to for diverse setups.

## Overview

The JBtek Windows 8 Supported Debug Cable is a versatile USB to TTL serial cable designed for seamless connections to Raspberry Pi and microcontrollers. With a 500mA power output and compatibility across multiple operating systems, it simplifies your programming tasks while ensuring reliable performance.

## Description

The easiest way ever to connect to your microcontroller/Raspberry Pi/WiFi router serial console port. Inside the big USB plug is a USB;Serial conversion chip and at the end of the cable are four wires - red power, black ground, white RX into USB port, and green TX out of the USB port. Because of the separated pin plugs, this cable is ideal for powering and connecting up to the debug/login console on the Raspberry Pi. Connect the pins as shown to power the Pi and establish the RX/TX link. Then install the Windows XP/Vista/7 (Windows 8 supported) or MacOS X PL2303TA.D drivers on your computer and connect with a terminal program at 115200 baud. Also handy for hacking WiFi routers to install alternate OS's, or nearly any other TTL port. This is easier to use than an FTDI cable in many cases because the wires are separated. The power pin provides the 500mA direct from the USB port and the RX/TX pins are 3.3V level for interfacing with the most common 3.3V logic level chipsets. *Please note: This cable is not good for Arduino re-programming such as a Boarduino, MENTA, Monochron, etc. because it does not have the DTR/RTS wire necessary for initiating the bootloader reboot sequence. For that we suggest an FTDI cable or FTDI friend.

## Features

- This is a easiest way ever to connect to your microcontroller/Raspberry Pi/WiFi router serial
- The power pin provides the 500mA direct from the USB port and the RX/TX pins are 3.3V level for
- Install the Windows XP/Vista/7 & Windows 8 supported, MacOS X; PL2303 TA. drivers on your computer
- This is easier to use than an FTDI cable in many cases because the wires are separated
- This cable is not good for Arduino re-programming such as a Boarduino, MENTA, Monochron

## Images

![JBtek Windows 8 Supported Debug Cable for Raspberry Pi USB Programming USB to TTL Serial Cable - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61kevtxM9mL.jpg)
![JBtek Windows 8 Supported Debug Cable for Raspberry Pi USB Programming USB to TTL Serial Cable - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61avGvZJTuL.jpg)

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Worked like a charm to debrick router
  

*by T***R on Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2016*

Excellent cable, 4 single pin connectors at the end. There is absolutely no documentation included, just a cable. 1 star off for that. Should have at least had a slip of paper to send you to their website for drivers.As to connections, the Black wire seems to reliably be ground and the Red +5v, in my case the White and Green were 3.3v RX and TX respectively but they seem to vary as to which is which.I was able to determine this by easily snapping apart the blue usb plug cover with a thumbnail or screwdriver to see what color wire was connected to what pinout on the chip circuit board. Also, if you are handy with a soldering iron you could easily move the 5v red wire to the unused 3.3v power pinout should you need 3.3v power.I used this cable as is to TFTP recover a bricked WNR3500Lv2 router I had flashed with the wrong firmware. The single pin connectors were easy to use. I connected pin 6 of the router to ground, Pin 5 to RX and Pin 2 to TX. No need to connect the red power wire. The rest of the procedure took some patience, but the cable worked like a charm.Note that the cable has OSX, Linux and Windows drivers you can download from the Prolific 2303 website. The cable showed up in my mac as /dev/usbserial.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Saved my bricked router!
  

*by M***Y on Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2021*

I bought this as a last resort to try and resuscitate a bricked Linksys WRT1900ACS router I had flashed with the wrong firmware.  I followed the steps in a particular YouTube video (search for video #PZYXKAkuJ5w).  I used a laptop with Window 10 (64bit).Success on the first attempt!  This little $8 cable saved a very expensive and, before I bricked it, reliable router.A few caveats:1.  The connecters weren't tight enough initially to fit on the serial pins on the router's circuit board.  I had to take the black covers off and slightly crimp each one so it would grip the pins.2.  For Windows users, using PuTTY and Tftpd software (freeware you can find online), when trying to set the com port for the cable, if you correct driver isn't installed, the cable won't show in device manager as connected to a com port.  It will be in USB devices and have an exclamation point next to it.  Just right click on it and update the driver.  You computer will download it from Windows Update and as soon as it is installed, the cable will appear in the proper place in device manager.At this point, I'm thinking about placing an ad in FB Marketplace, "Have you bricked your Linksys router with a failed firmware update?  I can help!"

### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Works with MacOS and Prolific Drivers, Assumes Some Knowledge, But Here It Is
  

*by Z***H on Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2018*

Review for JBtek USB-Serial Controller cable that I tested with a Mac Pro, an early Raspberry Pi and Raspberry Pi dedicated power supply.I had a fair amount of struggle with this device, but some of that was learning the basics because this was my first venture into USB-Serial Controllers for serial console access to a single-board computer.After reading the many reviews of this product, I decided to first snap open the case and view the assembly.  The soldering technique is not very good with the surface-mount components depending on wicking of solder that is unevenly spread. The four wire connections had solder balls on more than one, indicating improper heating and the board had brown spots at various locations and I hope that was just overheating during the soldering reflow process. But while it was open I noted the labels on the wires: there are five solder points: 5v, 3.3v, TX, RX and Ground.  As others have mentioned, you might possibly rewire this for a 3.3v output to the red lead if you need that.  (I was unable to boot my Raspberry Pi from this power lead so I did not use the red lead.)  I also measured 2.7v and 2.8v DC on the TX and RX leads, somewhat below the expected 3.3v there.Because this identifies itself as a Prolific chip, I installed the standard Prolific drivers.  Things did not go smoothly until I made two changes: I had to update the Raspberry Pi to enable the serial console (/boot/config.txt or raspian-config) and reverse the green and white leads.  But after hours of trial and failure, I was able to find the combination that worked and retest with the proper configuration and it consistently works.1. BLACK to GPIO PIN (6)2. WHITE TO GPIO PIN (8)3. GREEN to GPIO Pin (10)4. RED NOT USED (Dedicated power supply)5. /boot/config.txt enable_uart=1There is a decent discussion of this in the book "Raspberry Pi - Interfacing to the Real World with Embedded Linux" which I recently purchased used here on Amazon and the first chapter led me to buy this cable.Summary:Amateur but just adequate build qualityConfusion about labeling TX and RX (my TX is your RX, and so on)Works with real Prolific drivers on Mac OSI wish it took fewer hours to figure out.

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*Last updated: 2026-03-12*