http://blog.cmac4603.dev/tags/terminal/Recent content in Terminal on NotebookHugoen-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 10:42:43 +0100http://blog.cmac4603.dev/posts/serial-console-in-the-terminal/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:42:43 +0100http://blog.cmac4603.dev/posts/serial-console-in-the-terminal/<p>Instructions on how to connect to a device over serial USB port in the terminal on Arch with either <code>minicom</code> or <code>tio</code>.</p> <ul> <li> <p>Beforehand, ensure your user is in these groups (if adding, reboot machine).</p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-bash" data-lang="bash"><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#75715e"># adding your user to these groups</span> </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>sudo usermod -aG dialout tty uucp </span></span></code></pre></div></li> </ul> <h2 id="with-minicom">With minicom</h2> <ul> <li> <p>Install the <a href="https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/minicom/"><code>minicom</code></a> serial communication program.</p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-bash" data-lang="bash"><span style="display:flex;"><span>sudo pacman -Sy minicom </span></span></code></pre></div></li> <li> <p>Connect to device over serial comms (here it is at <code>/dev/ttyUSB0</code>).</p>