E - Foreground Color (menu) indicates the foreground color to use for all the configuration windows in minicom. This will facilitate connectivity with a multitude of devices, including a simple VT220. D - Alarm sound If turned on, minicom will sound an alarm (on the console only) after a successful connection and when up/downloading is complete. (which I did) You can exit minicom by typing Ctrl-A, and X, then select Yes. If you want to see what you typed on minicom, turn on Local Echo by typing Ctrl-A, then E. Termite on Windows PC minicom on Raspberry Pi. For overall interoperability, it is best to set the baud rate of your TNC to 9600, with 8-n-1 for parity. If everything is fine, you should see like below. Minicom has a much smaller set of connection speeds. When you are done, A then Z will bring up the help menu and you TNC cmd: prompt and you should now have control of the TNC. Press once or twice if you do not get the Settings and then select Exit to enter minicom.
MINICOM WINDOWS SERIAL
The serial device and the Bps/par/bits (8/N/1 and whatever the speed Select "Serial port set up" from the list with the cursor keys and set Note that minicom requires root privileges. To start minicom then (assuming you have not configured it, but you In this case, the converter is attached to ttyUSB0, you when youĬonfigure minicom, you want to use /dev/ttyUSB0 as the serial port
usb 2-2: pl2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB0 You should get something like this dmesg | grep tty So, plug it in, give it a minute and then type at a console port:
It is a serial terminal program that runs from the command line, but can sometimes be a little fussy to get working, and I will admit that I have not used minicom with a USB/Serial converter.įirst, you have to know what tty port your USB/Serial converter is
MINICOM WINDOWS INSTALL
The good news: it is in all the repositories, so you can pull it down and install it quickly. Minicom is an old school program that is available for most of the distributions but may not be installed by default. So, in the interest of helping save you some time, here is a quick write up on using minicom with a USB/Serial adapter to talk to your TNC, specifically, a KPC. It was at this point that I realized I had forgotten more about Linux (and minicom) than I had about the commands needed to control the TNC. Over the weekend, I was showing Linux and Packet radio and for some reason I could not talk to my TNC, a KPC 3+.