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MediaTek LinkIt™ Smart 7688 User Manual
Figure 15 Using UART to USB cable to access system console in Windows
terminal
4) To exit the system console, click the X on top right of the
PuTTY windows.
For Mac:
1) Install the driver if needed. Check the cable manufacturers
website for driver requirements on Mac and installation
instructions.
2) Plug-in the cable and connect the cable to LinkIt Smart
LinkIt Smart 7688.
3) Open a Terminal session. You can open it at
Applications/Utilities/Terminal.
4) Type ls /dev/cu* in the Terminal. You should see a list of
devices. Look for something like cu.usbserial-XXXXXXXX where
XXXXXXXX is usually a random identifier. This is the serial
device used to access the system console. For example:
$ls /dev/cu*
/dev/cu.Bluetooth-Incoming-Port
/dev/cu.Bluetooth-Modem
/dev/cu.pablop-WirelessiAP
/dev/cu.usbserial-A6YMCQBR
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