Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2016 14:12:24 +1100 From: Richard Perini <rpp@ci.com.au> To: bob prohaska <fbsd@www.zefox.net> Cc: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Using one RPI2 as a serial terminal for a second RPI2 Message-ID: <20160323031224.GA89990@jodi.ci.com.au> In-Reply-To: <20160323012413.GA86944@www.zefox.net> References: <20160323012413.GA86944@www.zefox.net>
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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 -- Richard Perini Ramico Australia Pty Ltd Sydney, Australia rpp@ci.com.au +61 2 9552 5500 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The difference between theory and practice is that in theory there is no difference, but in practice there is"
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