Test points/MechaCon UART

These are the test points exposing MechaCon's UART interface e.g. for CDVD Drive calibration using PMAP. These test points have also been used by Sony service centers using official service tools.

Source of some of these pictures

To put the console into service mode, the RMC/test mode test point needs to be grounded. This is necessary when recalibrating the drive and doing other stuff.

Depending on how you connect to the console, you might have to swap RX and TX with each other.

The publicly available service tools only support consoles up to the G-chassis (up to including SCPH-37000 and SCPH-39000 series).
PMAP additionally supports H and I chassis consoles (most SCPH-50000 series consoles).

Currently missing on this wiki (please contribute):

• Test points for GH-008, GH-016, GH-017, GH-018, GH-026, GH-027, GH-029, all GH-03X, all GH-04X, GH-052

Playstation 2 Fat Motherboard Models

GH-00X

GH-001

GH-003

Identical to GH-001

GH-004

Identical to GH-005

GH-005

GH-006

GH-007

Identical to GH-006

GH-01X

GH-010

GH-012

Identical to GH-010

GH-013

Identical to GH-010

GH-014

Identical to GH-010

GH-015

GH-019

GH-02X

GH-022

Identical to GH-019

GH-023

Playstation 2 Slim Motherboard Models

GH-03X

GH-035

GH-05X

GH-051

GH-06X

GH-061

On the top side, next to the Ethernet connector

GH-062

Identical to GH-061

GH-07X

GH-070

On the top side, next to the Ethernet connector

GH-071

Identical to GH-070

GH-072

Identical to GH-070

PSX Motherboard Models

XPD-001

Identical to XPD-005

XPD-005