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Date:      Tue, 22 Mar 2016 20:41:27 -0700
From:      Tim Kientzle <tim@kientzle.com>
To:        bob prohaska <fbsd@www.zefox.net>
Cc:        freebsd-arm@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Using one RPI2 as a serial terminal for a second RPI2
Message-ID:  <69EA3E96-4182-49B2-88AA-E885CF344BCB@kientzle.com>
In-Reply-To: <20160323012413.GA86944@www.zefox.net>
References:  <20160323012413.GA86944@www.zefox.net>

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> On Mar 22, 2016, at 6:24 PM, bob prohaska <fbsd@www.zefox.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> Is there a way to operate an RPI2  single user with the HDMI monitor
> and a USB keyboard?  
> 
> Is it practical to cross-connect the UART pins and use cu on one RPI2 to 
> communicate with a second? 

Should work fine.

> 
> If not, is there a USB-to-3.3v UART adapter which
> uses existing FreeBSD drivers? Amazon.com is full of cables, but most
> speak only of Windows and Mac OS X. 
> 

The common Adafru.it/954 cable works fine with a FreeBSD host.

Tim




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