If your release does not have the capes DTO please follow these steps to install the
most recent device tree from bb.org:
1. On your systems terminal enter the following commands:
#
sudo apt update
#
sudo apt install bb-cape-overlays
2. Once the bb-cape-overlays has installed restart your system.
3. Check your system log to verify the DTO has been loaded for the cape:
#
dmesg | grep NL-AB-BBCL
3.9. Activate Modem (one-time step)
Your Skywire cellular modem does not ship with an active cellular plan.
NimbeLink provides reduced rate M2M data plans for Skywire products.
To activate a data plan, please visit
to set up a data
plan account.
3.10.
UART Configuration
The capes DTO will automatically configure the Beaglebones UART4 for communication,
with flow control (RTS/CTS), with the Skywire. To test the communication launch a
terminal interface from the BeagleBone to the modem. In this example we'll use
picocom to interface to the modem.
On the beaglebones command line enter the following command:
#
picocom -b 115200 /dev/ttyS4
followed by the enter key, this will launch picocom with a serial terminal connection to
the modems UART port.
Once picocom (or the terminal program of your choosing) has launched, issue the
following command to the modem to test the UART connection:
AT
Followed by the enter key. The modem should respond with:
OK
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