DE10-Nano
Getting Started Guide
July 25, 2017
www.terasic.com.tw
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Chapter 5
Running Linux on the DE10-Nano
board via UART Terminal
5.1 Introduction
This chapter illustrates the process of setting up a UART Terminal and connecting it to DE10-Nano
Board which will be running Linux at this moment. Also, the chapter will show how to create a
Micro SD card image with another board support image (BSP), such us
Linux Console.
User can
download the latest SD Card image file from Terasic’s website:
http://de10-nano.terasic.com/cd
.
5.2 Setting Up UART Terminal
This section presents how to install the drivers for the USB to UART chip on the DE10-Nano board
and how to set up the UART terminal on your host PC. The DE10-Nano board communicates with
the PC through the micro USB connector J4. You should install the USB to UART driver and
configure the UART terminal before you run Linux on the board.
Figure 5-1 Hardware Setup for UART Terminal
