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Minicom is a simple text-based modem control and terminal emulation program somewhat similar to MSDOS Telix. Minicom includes a dialing directory, full ANSI and VT100 emulation, an (external) scripting language, and other features. Alternatives to minicom for Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad and more. Filter by license to discover only free or Open Source alternatives. This list contains a total of 14 apps similar to minicom. List updated: 7/13/2018 6:24:00 PM. The best program I know of for this is minicom, available from Homebrew, fink, and macports. Minicom is a serial communication program. It is a Unix clone of the well-known MS-DOS Telix program. It has ANSI color, a dialing directory, dial-a-list, and a scripting language. Minicom is a completely free and open source command-line software project implemented in C and designed from the offset to act as a clone of the well-known Telix application created only for the Microsoft Windows (MS-DOS) operating systems. Emulates VT102 and ANSI terminals. In other words, the Minicom. In minicom, commands can be called by CTRL-A, for example, change your serial port settings with CTRL-A P Press CTRL-A Z for a Command Summary, and help on special keys. Enter CTRL-A X to quit. HINT: Change your OS X terminal window size to 80x25 (1 line more) so you can see the bottom Minicom status bar. (Terminal Preferences Settings Window).
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Gumstix.org has provided the most useful information for developers about gumstix development, though a little bit out dated. This post will show a real example for Mac OS (10.9) to connect with a gumstix (Overo+Palo35) using minicom. Have fun!
Install Minicom
0. gumstix.org
1. minicom
Minicom is always recommended based on the previous experience. It supports both Linux and Mac OS. As the link above has covered the Linux. We will try to install minicom into Mac OS. Of course, we do not want to bootstrap from the source file. So please install either brew or port as your apt-get/yum for the Mac. Then
brew install minicom
NOTE: brew update may be needed or the latest version of Xcode (command line tools) is needed for the latest Mac OS (10.9)
brew install minicom
NOTE: brew update may be needed or the latest version of Xcode (command line tools) is needed for the latest Mac OS (10.9)
2. minicom -s
This will drive you into the interactive menu of minicom. First, we need to choose “Serial Port Setup” and then configure the device and the connection. The link from gumstix.org is still helpful for all these configurations except for the name of the device. You have to figure out the name of the device after the gumstix is connected. In my case, I am using a USB converter and the gumstix is eventually connected to my Mac via a USB port. Hunting under /dev, you will find it – tty.usbserial-A7005snv.
3. minicom -o
Run the command above and then power on the gumstix and then login~
Minicom Help
OPTIONS:
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Port /dev/tty.usbserial-A7005snv
Press Meta-Z for help on special keys
?t?ص?
Texas Instruments X-Loader 1.5.1 (Jul 17 2012 – 08:47:49)
OMAP3530-GP ES3.1
Board revision: 0
Reading boot sector
Loading u-boot.bin from mmc
U-Boot 2011.09 (Jul 16 2012 – 16:50:21)
Compiled on Nov 4 2013, 21:48:22.
Port /dev/tty.usbserial-A7005snv
Press Meta-Z for help on special keys
?t?ص?
Texas Instruments X-Loader 1.5.1 (Jul 17 2012 – 08:47:49)
OMAP3530-GP ES3.1
Board revision: 0
Reading boot sector
Loading u-boot.bin from mmc
U-Boot 2011.09 (Jul 16 2012 – 16:50:21)