Udoo features a built in USB to serial interface which is very useful for various reasons: You can use it to connect Udoo via SSH without a network connection, programming the Sam3x (arduino) and access the debug console for troubleshooting purposes. Connecting via serial will practically result in a shell console, the same as the one you’ll obtain through SSH connection. Connecting via Serial from Windows. Download the serial adapter Driver here:. Install the proper version for your Operating system: CP210xVCPInstallerx86.exe for 32-bit systems CP210xVCPInstallerx64.exe for 64-bit system How to define your Windows version:. Download and install a software called putty. Open putty and configure it as follow: Connection type “serial” Port: “COM3” (please note that this value may be different, try to use COM4 if COM3 is not working) Speed: “115200” Save it as “Udoo-serial” for future uses.
Working with the serial console. From ArchWiki. Jump to: navigation, search. (PuTTY or Minicom, for example). The configuration instructions below will enable GRUB menu selection, boot messages, and terminal forwarding to the serial console. 1 Configuration.
Connect the serial port of UDOO (CN6) to your PC using the micro USB cable. Power up UDOO. Click Open. You’re in! You’ll be able to see the startup process and access to the remote shell console on UDOO. Connecting via Serial from Linux. Connect the serial port of UDOO (CN6) to your PC using the micro USB cable.