Using one RPI2 as a serial terminal for a second RPI2
Richard Perini
rpp at ci.com.au
Wed Mar 23 03:23:32 UTC 2016
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
Ramico Australia Pty Ltd Sydney, Australia rpp at ci.com.au +61 2 9552 5500
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