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Getting Started Guide, Windows requirement?

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I took a quick look at the Getting Started Guide document. 

Page 11 says "The host PC must run Windows (XP/Vista/7)".  If that is truly the case then I won't be purchasing the zedboard.  I am pretty sure that the zedboard should run with a linux host PC, please let me know about this.

Perhaps the guide could be changed to say something like "the following instructions apply for a host PC that runs Windows (XP/Vista/7).  Instructions for operating the zedboard with a linux host PC can be accessed here <zedboard linux host PC web page>.


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    piller,

    The User Guide is just describing the configuration that is known to work with the Zedboard.  Since the Cypress device on the board enumerates as a COM device when plugged in, the drivers should load without a problem under Linux.

    As for the terminal program, rather than TeraTerm you can use minicom (or any other terminal software that you prefer) to get the same result.

    You can run this command:

    $ dmesg | grep tty

    after you pug in the USB cable that is plugged into the UART USB port on the Zedboard to display the stty device it was mapped to.

    The command would then be:

    $ minicom -s

    Then you want to set up your configuration to the correct serial port, for me it was /dev/ttyS2.  And the remaining settings are 115200 8N1. (that is a speed of 115200 bps, 8 data bits, no flow control, and 1 stop bit).

    Hope that helps!

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    Hi piller and TimDuffy,

    Thanks for pointing these out.  Most of the Getting Started Guide material will still apply for Linux host machines as well.  The Getting Started Guide has been updated to clarify that the instructions provided have been tested against a Windows 7 machine rather than make it a hard requirement.

    Also, an Appendix III section has been added to further illustrate TimDuffy's suggestions on the use of minicom.  There is also some brief coverage of network configuration on an Ubuntu machine so that Demo 5 might be run with a Linux host.

    Look for a GSG document V4 update to be posted in the next few days.

    Thanks again,

    -Kevin

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    Give me a week and I'll put a link to a doc for getting started on linux( for all not just ubuntu - I tend to stick to fedora)

    For console you can use minicom or screen or kermit
    (same for mac though iterm is much better).

    On windows tera term, putty, putty commander or similar.

    Putty commander is handy so can have multiple terminals for serial , ssh etc.
    winscp for scp and ftp/sftp for copy files on and off via network (can also use it for quick and nasty editing)

    securecrt is nice but not free

    cygwin  with ssh can be rather handy