Serial Console Guide

Serial Console Guide

[Michael Tremer]

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Hi,

Thanks Jon for updating the guide for Mac OS :) Although I am running that myself, I have never used it for connecting serially.

However, the linked app costs around US$40 in the App Store which I think is extortionate. Clearly there must be an alternative that is free for such a simple task. Could we potentially recommend something that is free?

-Michael

Re: Serial Console Guide

[Jon Murphy]

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Michael - Are you known as “ms” on the IPFire wiki?  

Just like Linux there is “screen” available for free and it is already installed on the Mac.  I’ll give screen a try and add it to the wiki as the primary recommendation.  

They only difference is that a driver may need to be added to talk with various USB devices.  

I’ll look into other free apps also.


Jon


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> However, the linked app costs around US$40 in the App Store which I think is extortionate. Clearly there must be an alternative that is free for such a simple task. Could we potentially recommend something that is free?
> 

Re: Serial Console Guide

[Michael Tremer]

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Hi,

> On 17 Jul 2019, at 19:14, Jon Murphy <jcmurphy26(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Michael - Are you known as “ms” on the IPFire wiki?  

Yes.

> Just like Linux there is “screen” available for free and it is already installed on the Mac.  I’ll give screen a try and add it to the wiki as the primary recommendation.  
> 
> They only difference is that a driver may need to be added to talk with various USB devices.  

I think screen might be a good alternative then.

I just do not know how to get the “/dev/ttyUSB0” on the Mac.

> 
> I’ll look into other free apps also.
> 
> 
> Jon
> 
> 
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>> However, the linked app costs around US$40 in the App Store which I think is extortionate. Clearly there must be an alternative that is free for such a simple task. Could we potentially recommend something that is free?
>> 
> 

Re: Serial Console Guide

[Jon Murphy]

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That looks like a Linux reference to a serial port.  Beside the USB0 port what are you trying to talk to?

On the hardware side I have:

USB port  <——>  SiLabs CP2102 device (my USB to Serial adapter)  <——>  Raspberry Pi UART (serial console)

The Raspberry Pi only uses ground, Tx & Rx

What do you have?


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> I just do not know how to get the “/dev/ttyUSB0” on the Mac.
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