Thomson SpeedTouch 605 Console Serial Port

4-pin mini-DIN console serial port on the Thomson SpeedTouch 605 ADSL2/2+ business DSL router, carrying TxD, RxD, and GND signals.

4 pin mini-DIN female connector layout 4 pin mini-DIN female connector

The Thomson SpeedTouch 605 is an ADSL2/2+ business DSL router with 16 MB flash and 32 MB SDRAM, offering one RJ-11 WAN port and four RJ-45 10/100Base-T LAN ports. It carries a 4-pin mini-DIN female connector that functions as an undocumented console serial port, absent from the official hardware specification. The port exposes TxD, RxD, and GND signals and may serve as a maintenance or debug interface. Pin 4 function is not publicly documented. This port may also be present on other Thomson SpeedTouch DSL modem and router models.

PinNameDescription
1TxDSerial Transmit (Router -> PC)
2RxDSerial Receive (PC -> Router)
3GNDGround
4nc??

Notes

  • This console port is not described in the official Thomson SpeedTouch 605/608/608 WL/620 user manual; it is an undocumented hardware interface.
  • Pin 4 function unknown.
  • May also be present on other Thomson SpeedTouch DSL modems and routers.

Signals

  • TxD — serial data transmitted from the router to the PC
  • RxD — serial data received by the router from the PC
  • GND — signal ground
  • nc — function unknown

References

Category:Computer Peripheral Connectors