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👋 Welcome to UART Wiki
UART Wiki is your central resource for learning how to use UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter) to repair and troubleshoot devices like the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and many others.
🔧 What You’ll Learn
- How to identify UART points on supported devices
- How to connect using TTL UART adapters (e.g., FTDI, CH340, CP2102)
- How to use terminal software (like PuTTY, RealTerm, or minicom)
- How to read UART output for diagnostics and repair
- Safe soldering tips and pinout diagrams for common devices
🛠 Tools and Software We Cover
- USB-to-Serial TTL adapters
- Serial communication tools for Windows, macOS, and Linux
- Techniques for accessing boot logs, crash traces, and firmware-level messages
👨💻👩💻 Contributing
This project is built by people like you, contributions are welcome both here on the wiki and on the GitHub project!
Whether you're a repair technician, console modder, or DIY enthusiast, UART Wiki gives you the knowledge and tools to connect, debug, and repair, one UART log at a time.
- 🧠 Start exploring articles, or contribute your own findings to help others fix their devices!
- 💬 If you have insights, logs, or techniques to share, feel free to edit or add wiki pages.
- 🛠 For software improvements, bug fixes, or ideas, open an issue or submit a pull request on GitHub.
🤝 UART Wiki Sponsors
Repair Preservation Group (RPG) is a community-driven initiative dedicated to preserving and sharing knowledge about electronics repair. They focus on documenting repair techniques, promoting repairability, and supporting the right to repair movement to help extend the lifespan of devices and reduce electronic waste.
💖 Support the Project
Your contributions help keep UART Wiki alive and growing.