Serial console

Jetson with Serial cable

Even if you cannot do remote access to Jetson tk1 and don't have HDMI display, you can access it using Serial console.

Requirement:

Instruction:

  1. Connect Jetson tk1 to host PC with USB serial converter
  2. Power on Jetson tk1
  3. Execute folloing command in host PC
  4. sudo screen /dev/ttyUSB0 115200
  5. Login as username:ubuntu/password:ubuntu
Go to next step - Preparing System

Tips:

You can save messages from serial port of Jetson to file:
sudo stty -F /dev/ttyUSB0 115200
sudo cat /dev/ttyUSB0 > log

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