Product Manual, SG-1000
Mac OS X
The device associated with the system console is likely to show up as /dev/cu.SLAB_USBtoUART.
Linux
The device associated with the system console is likely to show up as /dev/ttyUSB0. Look for messages about the
device attaching in the system log files or by running
dmesg
.
Note:
If the device does not appear in
/dev/
, see the note above in the driver section about manually loading the Linux
driver and then try again.
FreeBSD
The device associated with the system console is likely to show up as /dev/cuaU0. Look for messages about the device
attaching in the system log files or by running
dmesg
.
Launch a Terminal Program
Use a terminal program to connect to the system console port.
PuTTY
is a popular terminal program that is available
on various operating systems. Some other choices of terminal programs:
• Linux: screen, PuTTY, minicom, dterm
• Mac OS X: screen, ZTerm, cu
• Windows: PuTTY, SecureCRT,
Do not use Hyperterminal
• FreeBSD: screen, cu
The settings to use within the terminal program are:
Speed
115200 baud
Data bits
8
Parity
none
Stop bits
1
Flow Control
Off or XON/OFF. Hardware flow control (RTS/CTS)
must
be disabled.
Client-Specific Examples
PuTTY
Launch PuTTY and configure it for a
Serial
type connection with a speed of
115200
using the port name located
previously.
• Windows Example:
1.3. Connecting to Console Port
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