diff --git a/boards/beagleplay/demos-and-tutorials/using-serial-console.rst b/boards/beagleplay/demos-and-tutorials/using-serial-console.rst index e4a520a3a7d0a4254f16b8177fa9b2d6a2b355f5..12957bdfe2408ed3453905c1929a443b2548d286 100644 --- a/boards/beagleplay/demos-and-tutorials/using-serial-console.rst +++ b/boards/beagleplay/demos-and-tutorials/using-serial-console.rst @@ -3,3 +3,25 @@ Using Serial Console #################### +To see the board boot log and access your BeaglePlay's console you can connect a USB-UART +cable as dipicted in image below and use application like ``tio`` to access the conole. + +.. figure:: images/serial-debug-connection.jpg + :width: 1400 + :alt: Serial debug (USB-UART) cable connection. + + Serial debug (USB-UART) cable connection. + +If you are using Linux your USB to UART converter may appear as ``/dev/ttyUSB``. +It will be different for Mac and Windows operatig systems. + +.. code-block:: shell + + [lorforlinux@fedora ~] $ tio /dev/ttyUSB0 + tio v2.5 + Press ctrl-t q to quit + Connected + +.. tip:: + For more information on ``USB to UART`` cables, + you can checkout :ref:`serial-debug-cables` section.