Console Setup on Linux Host#

Note

Connect the USB cable from USB 2 Port on NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Orin™ to the host system.

Setting Up and Configuring Minicom

For detailed information, see using Minicom.

  1. If Minicom is not installed, install it with the command.

sudo apt-get install minicom

  1. Configure Minicom on the host as follows.

sudo minicom –s

  1. From the configuration dialog, select Serial port setup.

image1 4. Define the configuration as follows:

* Serial Device: /dev/ttyUSB0
* Lockfile location: /var/lock
* Bps/Par/Bits: 115200 8N1
* Hardware Flow Control: No
* Software Flow Control: No

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  1. Save the setup as the default setup.

  2. Launch Minicom for a specific device using the –D option.

    • For P3663

sudo minicom "–D" /dev/ttyUSB1

* ttyUSB0 for NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Orin™ X1

* ttyUSB1 for AURIX

Note

The USB[X] will be assigned based on which is plugged in first to the host. The previous configuration is just an example.

* For P3710/P3960

sudo minicom "–D" /dev/ttyACM1

* ttyACM0 for NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Orin™ X1
* ttyACM1 for AURIX

  1. Query the relevant serial devices on the host system with the command.

    • For P3663

dmesg | grep ttyUSB

* For P3710/P3960

dmesg | grep ttyACM