Linux Tools/Commands; Minicom - Connecting To Mw-1000 Via Serial Port In Linux - Savari MW-1000 User Manual

 Alternate tools for Putty
Alternatively, you can use 'Bitvise SSH client', 'TeraTerm' for connecting to MW-1000
device from your local windows PC.

10.2 Linux Tools/Commands

Minicom – Connecting to MW-1000 via Serial port in Linux
 Installation steps
o sudo apt-get update
o sudo apt-get install minicom
 Check the Serial-connection details from dmesg command
o > dmesg
o You should see this line at the end "usb 2-2.1: cp21x converter now attached to tty"
o Check out the connection details.
 Ex: "cp210x converter now attached to ttyUSB0". Indicating the serial port
has been connected at ttyUSB0.
 Opening Minicom from terminal
o > sudo minicom -s
o Set the configuration values as:
 Serial Device: /dev/ttyUSB0
Fill the USB connection details based on the input from dmesg result.
 Bps/Par/Bits: 115200 8N1
o Press exit and "Save setup as dfl"
o Exit from Minicom
o Give proper access permissions to serial port with:
 > sudo chmod 666 /dev/ttyUSB0
o Restart minicom session to start listening to MW-1000:
 > sudo minicom -w
 Closing Minicom session:
o press Ctrl+A followed by Ctrl+X

Minicom alternates: There are multiple minicom alternatives like 'screen', 'putty'. For
information on the alternative tools, check out:
unix-commands-for-connecting-to-the-serial-console/
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