Rotating an iPad long-distance

It's all physically wired, no BT or RF. The Arduino gets the servo angle from an app running on the iPad, which sends it through the Redpark serial cable to RX/TX.

I'm ordering a Pro Mini, instead of a Pro Micro, to see if it's just the way the Micro handles the serial connection. If that's not it, I'm stumped. It's still possible I burned out the pins on the Pro Micro with my lousy soldering.