FTDI 4 PIN Serial Console Cable for Aruba | FTDI 3.3V TTL | USB Type A to 4 Pin Serial | 6 ft (1.8M) | HPE JW071A | AP-CBL-SER | for Aruba Wireless Access Point

great job

The AP side connection is extremely fragile. I added a few layers of heat shrink to make something substantial to grab it. It is also not the connector with the clip, but the usb side does tell you if you have it the wrong way.

I got this to use with some Aruba APs I've had laying around and wanted to reuse. HPE/Aruba decided, for some reason unknown to the rest of the world, to use a pin header instead of an RJ-45 connector for the serial console on these, much to the chagrin of admins everywhere. This adapter seems to work with the units I have, which is nice. Sadly, it's kinda pricey for what it is. You could make one for less, but at the end of the day it's still cheap enough to make it easier to buy this than to deal with chopping up an existing console cable. So would I get this again? Yes. Would I wish it was cheaper? Also yes.

So using one of these to get a serial port on a microcontroller or other device is super useful to be able to debug and sometimes even hack some hardware. The pinout is pretty straightforward and expected and it was nice that they post the pin out right on the product page. When I plugged it in it showed up in my device manager is an unknown device so when I went to upgrade or update the drivers it searched windows online and found them and install them. If there is an FTDI chip inside then that's great because they are considered one of the best USB chip front end makers. To test it I opened up a putty console and then just jumper the TX and RX together using some tweezers to short green and white. Then I just typed hello and saw it come up on my screen. I removed the tweezers and tried to type in nothing happened so I can confirm that I got signal out and signal back in. It also comes on a nice long cable which is super useful

I picked up this FTDI 4 pin console cable to work with Aruba access points, and it has performed exactly as expected. The connection is stable and the cable communicates with the APs without any hiccups. The build quality feels solid, and the 6 foot length makes it easy to work without feeling cramped. Setup was simple since it is plug and play once the drivers are installed. For the price, it offers good value, especially if you need a dependable cable for configuration or troubleshooting tasks. It just works, which is all I needed.

Nice 3.3V TTL level UART cable for debug console and MCU communication usage, this cable uses FTDI chipset which is very stable and highly compatible with Windows and Linux OS. It is able to send and receive data with self-loop back test with short the pin 2 and pin 3 and the black cable is ground. This also work with Arduino MCU RX/TX signal. If you are looking into a debug cable, this is a good one to use.

Falls apart easily. Tape the connection well before use.

Review for "FTDI 4 PIN Serial Console Cable for Aruba | FTDI 3.3V TTL | USB Type A to 4 Pin Serial | 6 ft (1.8M) | HPE JW071A | AP-CBL-SER | for Aruba Wireless Access Point" Electrically this USB to serial cable performs well. After plugging into the computer, it recognized the chipset and automatically assigned the driver without drama. Device manager shows the serial number of this one as A9A97HUD so apparently a real FTDI chip. While this isn't foolproof, common fake serial numbers are A50285BI or 00000000. I checked the waveform during transmit and it is stable and the transitions from low to high and high to low are sharp. I am taking a star off because it does not have the actual connector for the Aruba Wireless Access Point and instead has a standard DuPont 1X4 connector with the pins in the correct order. This will work, but it will not lock in place, and it can be plugged in backwards. With a little research it is possible to DIY a similar cable solution for less. Disclaimer: I received this for "free"* via the Vine program, but I do not have any obligation to give it a good review, only to give it a review. This review is my personal experience, and I do not hold back one way or the other. *=>Uncle Sam makes me claim the value of Vine items as income, so they are not really free.