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HowTo Configure&Use Mini Com Console

The document provides instructions for configuring and using Minicom serial port software on a console PC. It describes entering the "minicom -s coma" command to start the configuration, selecting "Serial Port Setup" to set the COM port to "/dev/ttyS0", setting the baud rate to 9600, 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit under option "E", saving the setup as "coma", and then using the "minicom coma" command going forward to access the COM port through Minicom.

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HowTo Configure&Use Mini Com Console

The document provides instructions for configuring and using Minicom serial port software on a console PC. It describes entering the "minicom -s coma" command to start the configuration, selecting "Serial Port Setup" to set the COM port to "/dev/ttyS0", setting the baud rate to 9600, 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit under option "E", saving the setup as "coma", and then using the "minicom coma" command going forward to access the COM port through Minicom.

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How To Configure & Use MINICOM in Console PC?

1. Open a Terminal Window in Console PC

Enter the command “minicom –s coma”.

After configuration, you can always open console port using “minicom coma” command.

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2. Select “Serial Port Setup” as shown below to configure the COM port

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3. Press “A” and modify “/dev/modem” as “/dev/ttyS0” as shown below in the two
screen shots:

4. Select “E” to set the baudrate and other settings. The required setting is 9600 baud
rate, 8 bits, No Parity, 1 Stop Bit. This is shown as 9600,8,N,1 in the screen. Set this
required settings by selecting option “E” in the following screen.

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5. Exit from the above screen & verify that the settings are as shown below:

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6. Save the setup as “coma” as shown below and exit as shown below. Now anytime you
can invoke minicom using the command “minicom coma” to access the COM port.

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