Using serial console with Bedrock V3000

Setting terminal on host

Putty Linux:

  • Download putty to your linux or windows pc

  • Open putty gui

  • Choose Serial from the 3 bullet choices

  • In the serial line type /dev/ttyUSBX

  • Where X is the number assigned to your serial adapter, you can view it by running

sudo dmesg | grep ttyUSB*
  • Speed should be 115200

  • You can click on save to save the current configuration for faster connection in the future

  • Click on open

  • A terminal will appear

Putty Windows:

  • Download putty to your linux or windows pc

  • Open putty gui

  • Choose Serial from the 3 bullet choices

  • In the serial line type COMX

  • Where X is the number assigned to your serial adapter in the device manager

    • Open device manager, and look for serial adapters, look for the COMX that corresponds to your serial connection:

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  • Speed should be 115200

  • You can click on save to save the current configuration for faster connection in the future

  • Click on open

  • A terminal will appear

Tio (Linux):

  • Install the tio package on your linux pc

  • Run the command

tio /dev/ttyUSBX
  • Where X is the number assigned to your serial adapter, you can view it by running

sudo dmesg | grep ttyUSB*

NOTE: when using TIO in BIOS, the currently selected setting could be invisible due to TIO displaying the selected text and background in the same color.

Connecting Bedrock to host PC

  • Use a mini-USB to USB-A cable to connect Bedrock console port to an available USB port on your host PC.

  • Start Terminal utility on your host

Entering BIOS settings on Bedrock

  • Turn on Bedrock

  • Repetitively press the DEL / ESC key in Terminal on your host to enter the BIOS setup on Bedrock

BIOS settings screen should appear in the terminal window on your host.

 

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