User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Development Environment
- 2.1. Operating Systems
- 2.2. OpenWrt Introduction
- 2.3. Network Environment
- 2.4. System Configuration
- 2.4.1. Accessing Web UI
- 2.4.2. Accessing System Console
- 2.4.3. Using SSH (Secure Socket Shell)
- 2.4.4. Using Serial to USB Cable
- 2.4.5. Upgrading Firmware
- 2.4.6. Upgrading bootloader
- 2.4.7. Wi-Fi Reset
- 2.4.8. Factory Reset
- 2.4.9. Connecting LinkIt Smart 7688 To a network with Wi-Fi Access Point
- 2.4.10. Open a system console and enter the following commands to change LinkIt Smart 7688 to station mode ( For more information on system console, please see 2.4.1 “Accessing Web UI
- 2.4.11. Viewing System Information from the Web UI
- 2.5. Accessing the USB drive and the SD card
MediaTek LinkIt™ Smart 7688 User Manual
Open Terminal. In the Terminal, type ssh root@myLinkIt.local at the
command line, hit return and you’ll be prompted to enter the root
password. Enter the password you set previously in the Web UI.
For Linux:
Open Terminal. In the Terminal, type ssh root@myLinkIt.local at the
command line, hit return and log in using the password you set
previously.
For more information on using SSH, please reference here
.
2.4.4. Using Serial to USB Cable
You can connect to the system console of LinkIt Smart 7688 by using a
Serial (or UART) to USB cable. First, you need to check if your cable
requires driver installation; it may or may not be needed. Please check the
following sections per your OS.
Note: Download the executable version corresponding to your OS from the
Currently Supported VCP Drivers
list. After installation, the COM port will be
successfully identified.
For Windows:
1) Install driver. If you’re using a USB cable based on FTDI
chip please download and install its driver from here
. If
you’re having problems with the latest driver, try
installing an
older version.
2) Next, you’ll need to connect the Serial to USB cable to
LinkIt Smart 7688’s UART pins in the following table as
shown in below:
UART to USB Cable
LinkIt Smart 7688 UART
pins
RX P8
TX P9
GND GND
Table 11 USB and LinkIt Smart 7688 UART Pin Mapping
3) Open the PuTTY terminal and enter the COM port number of the
USB device found in the device manager, this number may be
different on your computer. Click on the Serial radio button,
type 57600 in Speed box and click Open, as shown in below.
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