Hello,
thank you for confirmation. Please remove the R106 resistor, to disconnect the TX pin from your MCU. To make sure, that the TX pin is floating (not held high by your MCU). Then power up the SC18IM704 and measure the TX pin on the SC18IM704 with an oscilloscope to look for the "OK", the two bytes 0x4F and 0x4B.
If you still don't see the "OK" please conduct the reset with the RESET pin.
1. Watch TX with oscilloscope
2. Hold RESET LOW (GND) for ~10 ms
3. Release to HIGH
4. See if the "OK" appears
With Best Regards,
Jozef