Powering emlid through a 9-pin connector

[timd1971]

Sounds like you need the cable without DB9 connector for both POWER and data.

Try @ceith too about the faulty USB connector.

Here’s a start in case nobody responds quickly:

Power supply for the reach RS2

Hi @simonritchie.uk, To power Reach from a bottom connector, you need a cable without a second connector. DB9 is a data-transport connector, so cables with DB9 don’t provide power input. Here’s a pinout for this cable. Also, here’s a pinout of RS232 port on Reach RS2. As you can see, it supports 6-40V input. So 5V isn’t enough to power Reach RS2. There are indeed no ready solutions. But you can search this forum for some examples. Here’s one of them, where guys used 12V 15A transformer. From…