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ORCA SOM/ORCA Evaluation Kit/Interfaces and Connectors/Console

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Issue Date Notes
2021/12/10 First release


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Console interfaceEdit

DescriptionEdit

The Console interface is available on the Evaluation Kit at the connector J35.

J35 is a 4 pin (4x1x2.54mm) header connector for the two-wires UART2 port, used for debug purposes (bootloader and operating system serial console).


 
Console connector

SignalsEdit

The following table describes the interface signals:

Pin# SOM Pin# Pin name Pin function Pin Notes
1 J15.250 UART2_TXD Transmit line
2 J15.248 UART2_RXD Receive line 10K pull-up to 3V3_CB
3 - 3V3_CB Power output for transceiver supply BOARD_PGOOD driven rail
4 - DGND Ground

Device mappingEdit

UART2 is mapped to /dev/ttymxc1 device in Linux. The peripheral is used as the default serial console, both for the bootloader and the kernel.

Device usageEdit

To connect to the debug serial port:

  1. connect an UART transceiver (eg: TTL-232RGVIP-WE) to J35 and to a workstation
    • leave J35.3 unconnected if the transceiver is self powered
  2. start your favorite terminal emulator software on PC (eg: PuTTY); communication parameters are: 115200,8N1