If you are using Linux, every modern distribution has drivers for the PL2302 and FTDI, nothing is required, but check dmesg(1) for the name of your device. The name of your USB device depends on your operating system. Which will start a new screen session at the almost universal speed of 115200 baud. Using screen is as simple as % sudo screen $USBDEVICE 115200 If you’re on Windows I think your options are limited to Teraterm Pro, but that is about all I know. I recommend using screen(1) for this, although some people prefer minicom(1). Independent of which method to wire up your serial console, you’ll need to connect to it with some terminal software. Y # to start the bridge mode Connecting to the serial console This last method isn’t really practical as most people are unlikely to have a Bus Pirate, or if they do, they’ll probably also have an FTDI or PL2303 cable knocking about.Ĭonnect the Bus Pirate as described on this page for UART mode, connect to the BP over your serial connectoin, then type this set of commands m # to set the mode Of the original Beaglebone features that were cut were JTAG and serial over USB. This last point, the lack of a serial port, is the focus of the remainder of this article. Lastly, the processor has been bumped from 720Mhz to 1Ghz, providing you can provide sufficient current. You also get 2gb of eMMc flash onboard, which comes preinstalled with Angstrom Linux. For a freebsd/arm builder, this is very important. Secondly, the new BBB comes with 512mb of RAM onboard, up from the 256mb of its predecessor. Having now owned both I can see the value the original BB offered, it’s a much better integrated package, but newcomers to embedded systems will vote with their wallets. This drive towards a lower price point is clearly a reaction to Arduinos and the Raspberry Pi. At less than $50 bucks AUD in my hand, it offers substantially better value for money than the original BB. The BBB is a substantial upgrade to the original Beaglebone for a couple of reasons. I’m hoping the BBB will be a better match, faster, and more reliable. I recently purchased a Beaglebone Black (BBB) as a replacement for a Raspberry Pi which was providing the freebsd/arm builder for the Go build dashboard.
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