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
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 manufacturer’s
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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