How do I access the terminal?

Former Member over 11 years ago

I here about these wonderful tools but get no information on how to access them...

Please describe it as you would to an 8 year old...

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Former Member over 11 years ago

The terminal for the RIoTboard, in its natural state (Android). How do I get to it? And please be gentle on the jargon, as I am a beginner... Probably gonna write a program for the Smartwatch...
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Former Member over 11 years ago

The terminal for the RIoTboard, in its natural state (Android). How do I get to it? And please be gentle on the jargon, as I am a beginner... Probably gonna write a program for the Smartwatch...
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Former Member over 11 years ago in reply to Former Member

I am assuming your board came with a user manual. If you go to section:

3.4
Setting up Terminal Emulation
Connect the RIoTboard to a PC with the help of a serial cable. Launch a terminal
emulation program such as HyperTerminal or TeraTerm (those can be googled).
In case you do not have the user manual, here is the link to get it free:
http://www.farnell.com/datasheets/1791875.pdf

Good luck,
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tusharp over 11 years ago in reply to Former Member

The terminal for the RIoTboard, in its natural state (Android). How do I get to it?

You can use the same procedure I mentioned above for Android also.

While connecting a UART cable make sure its connected properly in the J18 connector.
Below is a snapshot from my setup.
If you don't have a UART cable you can get a UART8000-UUART8000-U from e14 website.

More information about UART and UART8000-U here and here.
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Former Member over 11 years ago in reply to tusharp

Can the Raspberry Pi be used on the USB side of the cable?
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Former Member over 11 years ago in reply to Former Member

Yes it can. You will need a USB to TTL. You can purchase them on amazon.com.
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tusharp over 11 years ago in reply to Former Member

Can the Raspberry Pi be used on the USB side of the cable?

Yes .
Just note the USB TTL TX,RX,GND, the colours for may be different.
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