Look Ma, no display: Using the Raspberry Pi serial console

RE: Look Ma, no display: Using the Raspberry Pi serial console

Workshopshed — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 12:09:17 GMT

I bought a cheap module for this from Ebay, had to download a driver from a random website which I was not keen on but it works well and allowed me to configure a head-less PiZero to use it's wifi adapter.

RE: Look Ma, no display: Using the Raspberry Pi serial console

PEarle — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 17:00:48 GMT

I got the TTL-232R-RPI USB-Serial cable from Farnell in the UK (http://uk.farnell.com/ftdi/ttl-232r-rpi/cable-debug-ttl-232-usb-rpi/dp/2147356).

I'm running Windows - there is a comprehensive wiring/installation guide for this cable available at http://www.ftdichip.com/Support/Documents/DataSheets/Cables/DS_TTL-232R_RPi.pdf.

You will prbably need to install a driver - there's another guide at http://www.ftdichip.com/Support/Documents/AppNotes/AN_119_FTDI_Drivers_Installation_Guide_for_Windows7.pdf which takes you through the process of installing these - a link (on page 2 I think) takes you to the driver download URL.

Once you've got everything downloaded, you will end up with a COM port mapped to the USB port - the guide tells you how to do this. All you need to do then is use some sort of Terminal Emulator - I use Putty (available for free!). Open a terminal connection, boot up the Pi and you have instant terminal access from your PC !

RE: Look Ma, no display: Using the Raspberry Pi serial console

bbolo1 — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 13:35:31 GMT

Great tips

RE: Look Ma, no display: Using the Raspberry Pi serial console

gpolder — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:30:58 GMT

A cheaper alternative is, using a cell-phone usb cable: [View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-53db3876-34e8-4cbd-bb23-ed02a75bfa58/7041.contentimage_5F00_1.png:16:16]

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RE: Look Ma, no display: Using the Raspberry Pi serial console

fustini — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:20:06 GMT

FYI - the Raspberry Pi serial cable from Adafruit simplifies connecting to the console over what I show above:

http://www.adafruit.com/blog/2012/08/02/new-product-usb-to-ttl-serial-cable-debug-console-cable-for-raspberry-pi-raspberrypi-raspberry_pi/

Available from Newark:

http://www.newark.com/adafruit-industries/954/usb-to-ttl-serial-console-cable/dp/44W3509?Ntt=44W3509

and Farnell:

http://uk.farnell.com/adafruit-industries/954/usb-ttl-serial-cable-raspberry/dp/2215041