FTDI setup, imprecise description

@pixhawkstm32 wrote:

Hi guys,

I try to communicate with the Pixhawk Serial4/5 by using the FTDI.
I saw this picture and I think it is wrong:

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from: http://ardupilot.org/dev/docs/interfacing-with-pixhawk-using-the-nsh.html
If you look at the DF13 connector in the picture, it says that this is the setup for Serial5.
But if you look at the schematics and compare it with this picture then it is hooked up to Serial4.

Picture:
FTDI-Cable (top down):
GND
CTS
VCC
TX
RX
DTR

DF13 (top down):
VDD
Serial4TX
Serial4RX
Serial5TX
Serial5RX
GND

According to the picture and compared with the schematics, the FTDI-Cable is hooked up like this which would be completely wrong:
GND-------------GND (OK)
Serial4TX------RX (???)
Serial4RX-----TX (???)

So how do I need to hook-up the FTDI-cable now?

Thanks.

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