In that case, you’ll need a USB to serial adapter.
However, it almost certainly has USB ports. If your PC is on the older side, you might be lucky enough to have a serial port on it already, and you can just plug your null modem cable in directly.īut if your PC was built any time recently, chances are it doesn’t actually have a serial port.
Next, you’ll need to connect the serial port on your device (ALIX, APU, net) to your desktop PC. So, now you’ve got your terminal emulator software installed? Excellent.
For this tutorial, I’m going to use Teraterm Pro.ĭownload your terminal emulator software of choice and install it.
I use one called Teraterm Pro but PuTTY also works well. But it’s not very good, and there are many better, free alternatives. If you’re using Windows, then it comes with one called hyperterminal. Install terminal emulator softwareįirst you need to install a terminal emulator package. There are four steps you’ll need to follow to use a terminal emulator with your device. The awesome news is that we will give you one of these cables free of charge when you buy one of these systems from us, so you don’t have to go looking for one. So, if you want to connect directly to one of these systems (none of which have keyboards or screens, also called “headless” systems) you have to use the serial port and a desktop computer running terminal emulator software, connected via a special cable called a null modem cable.
I love the App Store products because you can use purchases on all your devices if there is a limit, I have not reached it.By Jason Scott (Flickr: IMG_9976), via Wikimedia Commonsīut it’s big and heavy, and these days we have more modern computers, right? I have other expensive products, but they are licensed for other devices. No more having to kill the process to restart “Screen” at the command line if I want to change baud. Still Super: No more running “Screen” and looking up the device name to create a serial connection. It could be my device, but if the backspace/delete character and up/down arrow command recall is fixed, 5 stars all the way. I’m sure I haven’t located the correct key combination or something. I’m bringing to 4 stars because while I can restart a line by pressing "Ctrl + C” I found since I am not a perfect typer, I could use the backspace/delete ability. “The backspace key on my MAC is a delete key, and the delete key does not “yet” delete input with this app. In addition, this app allows you to view the Hex/ascii if you choose, which would be good if you’re doing serial programming. Updated: Finally, a good app at a good price to control serial device connections with my MAC.