I can recommend the USB to TTL serial cable from adafruit:
http://www.adafruit.com/products/954
It's inexpensive and I'm using it with my BBB. I know it says it's for
Raspberry Pi but it's actually universal and works with both.
On Thursday, March 6, 2014 11:42:00 AM UTC-5, Brad Hopper wrote:
On Saturday, March 8, 2014 8:03:15 AM UTC-8, Steve G wrote:
I can recommend the USB to TTL serial cable from adafruit:
http://www.adafruit.com/products/954
It's inexpensive and I'm using it with my BBB. I know it says it's for
Raspberry Pi but it's actually universal and works with
Folks,
It seems to take a while for the BBB to boot. I'm going to check out the
newly posted Debian image soon, but also wanted to know if there's any way
to watch the boot in a terminal i.e. without using HDMI. I don't have a
micro HDMI cable and was hoping not to get one.
Is there a type of
Yes. It is called the debug port. Connector J1.
http://www.elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBone_Black_Serial
Gerald
On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 9:45 AM, Brad Hopper brad.hop...@gmail.com wrote:
Folks,
It seems to take a while for the BBB to boot. I'm going to check out the
newly posted Debian
On 06/03/14 15:45, Brad Hopper wrote:
Folks,
It seems to take a while for the BBB to boot. I'm going to check out the
newly posted Debian image soon, but also wanted to know if there's any
way to watch the boot in a terminal i.e. without using HDMI. I don't
have a micro HDMI cable and was
Great, thanks guys, truly a newb question. From some more reading regarding
the J1 on the BBB, it seems OK to use a 5V FTDI board since BBB was
designed with the pin corresponding to 5V being disconnected. I have some
credit at Sparkfun but they actually have several versions. Plus there's
the
On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 10:42 AM, Brad Hopper brad.hop...@gmail.com wrote:
Great, thanks guys, truly a newb question. From some more reading regarding
the J1 on the BBB, it seems OK to use a 5V FTDI board since BBB was designed
with the pin corresponding to 5V being disconnected. I have some
