RS232 Terminal configuration: Difference between revisions

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* [[GTKTerm]]
* [[GTKTerm]]
* [[Screen]]
* [[Screen]]
* [[Microcom]]
We suggest you to use [[Kermit]] as Terminal emulator. Minicom was sadly reported to have problems when communicating with U-Boot (ZModem data transfer).
We suggest you to use [[Kermit]] as Terminal emulator. Minicom was sadly reported to have problems when communicating with U-Boot (ZModem data transfer).
If you just need a simple serial console and not to transfer data through the serial link, then '''GTKTerm''' is the perfect choice ! (''gtkterm'' package in Ubuntu)
If you just need a simple serial console and not to transfer data through the serial link, then '''GTKTerm''' is the perfect choice ! (''gtkterm'' package in Ubuntu)
{{Note|Your terminal should now be configured with: '''115200 bauds 8N1''' parameters}}
{{Note|Your terminal should now be configured with: '''115200 bauds 8N1''' parameters}}

Revision as of 12:08, 18 April 2016

Serial Terminal configuration

You will need a Serial terminal emulator to communicate with U-Boot/Linux console. You can choose between:

We suggest you to use Kermit as Terminal emulator. Minicom was sadly reported to have problems when communicating with U-Boot (ZModem data transfer). If you just need a simple serial console and not to transfer data through the serial link, then GTKTerm is the perfect choice ! (gtkterm package in Ubuntu)

Note Note: Your terminal should now be configured with: 115200 bauds 8N1 parameters