RPi 3 serial ports not working - Raspberry Pi Forums

hello there,

purchased rpi3 week before , trying connect gsm sim 800 module using serial ports (pin 8, 10).
trying check serial ports connecting pin 8-10 , using minicom.
have tried several tricks various threads unfortunately none of them seems work me.

raspberry pi has offered official procedure or solution this.?
serial port basic functionality, must work effortlessly. after struggling week getting garbage value etc. got output couple of times not reliable. won't work if run again same settings. must missing something.

please kindly let me know correct procedure connecting serial ports of rpi 3.

thanks,
pratik

i have tried several tricks various threads unfortunately none of them seems work me.

without more information suggestions have tried...

os use? current version of raspbian jessie?
did disable serial console raspi-config or gui preferences utility?
serial device trying use?
in normal cases /dev/serial0

try adding

code: select all

enable_uart=1

to /boot/config.txt , reboot

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