Using one RPI2 as a serial terminal for a second RPI2

[Richard Perini]

On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 06:24:13PM -0700, bob prohaska wrote:
> 
> Is there a way to operate an RPI2  single user with the HDMI monitor
> and a USB keyboard?  
> 
> Is it practical to cross-connect the UART pins and use cu on one RPI2 to 
> communicate with a second? 
> 
> If not, is there a USB-to-3.3v UART adapter which
> uses existing FreeBSD drivers? Amazon.com is full of cables, but most
> speak only of Windows and Mac OS X. 
> 
> Thanks for reading!

	I do exactly that, but using a USB to TTL cable and minicom:
	https://www.adafruit.com/products/954

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Richard Perini  
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