From be9a5b5edbadc7b0980726fc5e8f3aa19aaa3441 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Deepak Khatri <lorforlinux@beagleboard.org>
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2023 02:59:50 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Add wpa_cli console instructions
---
.../demos-and-tutorials/connect-wifi.rst | 28 +++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/boards/beagleplay/demos-and-tutorials/connect-wifi.rst b/boards/beagleplay/demos-and-tutorials/connect-wifi.rst
index e31657ae..fecd121a 100644
--- a/boards/beagleplay/demos-and-tutorials/connect-wifi.rst
+++ b/boards/beagleplay/demos-and-tutorials/connect-wifi.rst
@@ -87,8 +87,32 @@ your board to WiFi (if password is correct).
Connecting to WiFi access point
-wpa_cli
-********
+wpa_cli (console)
+*****************
+
+.. tip::
+ Checkout :ref:`beagleplay-serial-console` section.
+
+Connect your BeaglePlay to a USB to UART cable through the UART debug
+header pins near USB-C port of BeaglePlay.
+
+.. table:: connecting BeaglePlay to USB-UART bridge
+
+ +-------------------------+----------------------------+
+ | USB to UART debug probe | BeaglePlay UART debug port |
+ +=========================+============================+
+ | Transmit (TX) | Recieve (RX) |
+ +-------------------------+----------------------------+
+ | Recieve (RX) | Transmit (RX) |
+ +-------------------------+----------------------------+
+ | Ground (GND) | Ground (GND) |
+ +-------------------------+----------------------------+
+
+After getting the access to BeaglePlay's console using application like ``tio``
+you can follow the exact steps in the section below to setup your WiFi using ``wpa_cli``.
+
+wpa_cli (XFCE)
+**************
Another way of connecting to a WiFi access point is to use ``wpa_cli`` tool.
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