HW Console

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robertkjonesjr
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HW Console

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I know the product can be configured with serial port(s), but this is implemented via USB:

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10c4:ea60 Silicon Labs CP210x UART Bridge
Does the mainboard include a serial header for console-level debugging, for, say, the boot process? Goal is to run Linux headless, so having a serial console for debug is convenient. I can enable a tty on the USB-based one, but that is not generally available until after boot whereas having grub support a serial port provides more flexibility.

Andrey.Mazlin
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Re: HW Console

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robertkjonesjr wrote:
Thu Jul 07, 2022 11:16 am
I know the product can be configured with serial port(s), but this is implemented via USB:

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10c4:ea60 Silicon Labs CP210x UART Bridge
Does the mainboard include a serial header for console-level debugging, for, say, the boot process? Goal is to run Linux headless, so having a serial console for debug is convenient. I can enable a tty on the USB-based one, but that is not generally available until after boot whereas having grub support a serial port provides more flexibility.
Tensor-I20 has a serial port that comes directly from the chipset, for these purposes.
To use it, it is needed to connect a DB-9 connector, FT.HB-DB9 to J11 on the motherboard.
Andrey Mazlin, Application Support Engineer
Useful links:
https://fit-iot.com/web/
Support Wiki: http://www.fit-pc.com/wiki/
Support mail: fitpcsupport@compulab.co.il

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