The product page for the Auto pHAT says the USB-C connector can also be used to communicate with the Pi’s RX and TX (like the Servo pHAT can) for console access, however I just tried it and it doesn’t work like that. I reviewed the schematic and there’s no connection to from the RX and TX pins on the Pi GPIO header to anything else and the data lines on the USB-C connector are not connected to anything. Will this be added in a future revision?
Hello,
Thank you for pointing that out! Unfortunately, you are correct. You can not communicate through the USB-C. The data pins aren’t used and there is no Serial-to-USB converters on the board. I apologize for the inconvenience. I’ve alerted our internal teams.
At this time, there are no plans to add this functionality. However, I have provided our internal teams with your feedback. Thank you for catching our mistake.