How to connect to imx233 using serial-cable-f from Linux terminal

Started by andydarcyjewell, February 08, 2013, 04:08:29 PM

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andydarcyjewell

HI,

Does anyone know how to do this?

I'm trying to use the "cu" utility, but it just hangs after saying "Connected".

Anyone have any ideas?


CutDaMuzik

Hi,

To connect to a console using the usb serial cable from Olimex, here is what I did :

power on the board ;
connect :
RX : red : pin 1
TX : green : pin 2
Ground : blue : pin 3
Finaly, connect the usb plug.

A console can now be launched on /dev/ttyUSB0
For instance if you're using a linux machine you can use minicom or screen :
screen /dev/ttyUSB0 115200

You should now be able to see the boot sequence, and login as root (root is also the password)
It's a regular bash shell.
In order to quit the console you can use "ctrl-A-Z"

Christian Jann

If you want to use the cu command have a look here: http://www.denx.de/wiki/view/DULG/SystemSetup#Section_4.2, how to configure it, you need to specify the correct serial port, else you won't receive anything, I have it working (http://www.jann.cc/2013/02/10/the_cu_command.html).