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Questions tagged [serial-console]

The serial console is a text entry and display device for system administration connected through a serial link.

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Debugging USB OTG Serial on the Pi Zero W

I have a whole bunch of Pi Zeros and Zero Ws. I've flashed SD cards with the latest Raspbian Jessie Lite, and I've followed the instructions at https://gist.github.com/gbaman/975e2db164b3ca2b51ae11e45e8fd40a with g_serial: $ cat…
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USB to Serial converter / connect to pi?

I have a drawer full of USB/RS232 adapters... is it possible to attach the Tx/Rx pins on the serial end of this cable to the Tx/Rx GPIO pins on the pi and have console access? EDIT: Bought this:…
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How to start installing Raspbian using serial console?

After finding out that I could redirect serial console output, I purchased a USB to Serial TTL PL2303HX (Prolific chipset) from eBay. Next step was to connect the serial adapter to the Pi. I have downloaded RPI Installer from…
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Serial console cable choice

It is my understanding that the recommended console cable for the Raspberry Pi is this one (the TTL cable). I currently have this cable. My question is weather I can use this cable to establish a console connection with the Raspberry Pi.
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Extracting or storing a serial number during production

I am designing a product for which the Raspberry Pi is part of the system. It is basically used as the bridge for BLE sensors to communicate with cloud servers. Basically, each time my product is shipped, a pre-programmed Raspberry Pi is shipped as…
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Serial Connection Enabled But Cannot Log in

I'm in strange situation where in the near future, I'll need serial access to my raspberry pi (via TRX, RXD and ground pins). In the mean time right now I'm trying to get the logins in order and make sure I can connect to the pi serially. The…
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redirect console output from PI to my PC/laptop

Is it possible to redirect PI console output so that I can view the output on another PC/laptop? As the PI does not have a serial port, is there an alternative approach I can use that does similar to this step in the Linux Serial Console…
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RPI3: how can I use the UART to communicate with a non-console device?

I need to communicate via the RPi3 serial port with a device that only understands hex commands. I have read and implemented the steps shown in: How do I make serial work on the Raspberry Pi3 and my device communicates, but with frequent bursts of…
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Unable to access Raspberry Pi through Serial Connection

With the setup I am using, the Pi fills up with logs. The ring buffer I have set up doesn't seem to work and fills the SD card. I accessed the unit before using serial connection but now I do not get a response from the terminal application. I used…
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