Comments on: Serial Console on OSX

By: Matthew Walster

Matthew Walster — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:03:43 +0000

Doing “screen /dev/tty.PL2.…” gives me a screen with the serial cable connected, which is great — but any idea how to get a second serial connection up? It’d be quite nice to have a screen split and viewing the output from two routers at the same time…

By: A Look at goSerial - Console Break for Network Devices on OSX | My Etherealmind

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:28:51 +0000

[…] this for my own use. I have blogged previously on using the Terminal to get a console at Serial Console on OSX but this option uses a dedicated program which is easier to use. The most important […]

By: cloudpunch

cloudpunch — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:54:57 +0000

Has anyone found a way to make this work on OS X 10.6.2 with unlimited (or at least increased) scrollback? I’ve done mountains of research, but I’m no programmer. If anyone has (or can figure out) a usable applescript, I would extremely grateful!

By: gok

gok — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:49:21 +0000

Using this, how could we send a break?, any key combination?

By: Gary Smith

Gary Smith — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:39:45 +0000

The PL2303 chipset based units are reasonably well supported under OSX since 10.4 now, and most USB serial leads are PL2303 based. There's drivers available from Prolific, the manufacturers of the chipset and also an open source available through Sourceforge. However, there still seems to be an ongoing issue with sending breaks through the cable in that they get, er, broken. But otherwise, if you're looking for a cable then try to ensure it's PL2303 based. Cheers, Gary Smith

By: Serial Console Communication from Mac OS X « Code Ghar

Serial Console Communication from Mac OS X « Code Ghar — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:14:08 +0000

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By: Greg Ferro

Greg Ferro — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 11:52:45 +0000

It would seem that I owe an apology as I must have taken at least some part of this article from http://www.tigoe.net/pcomp/resources/archives/avr/000749.shtml.

If I try to remember I think I found a few references around the internet and had some notes that I had captured. I use a text editor and will cut/paste these notes. I must have forgotten or missed recording where I found those notes and when I later read the notes figured I must have written it — the author has the same tone as I do.

I have made a note in main article referencing the original post. Thanks for pointing it out, it wasn’t deliberate.

By: Someone

Someone — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 02:31:48 +0000

Why did you steal this ?

http://www.tigoe.net/pcomp/resources/archives/avr/000749.shtml

By: Greg Ferro

Greg Ferro — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:26:35 +0000

Sadly no. But I like the idea

By: John

John — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:16:17 +0000

Note that the short form of “Macintosh” is not a TLA.

By: Greg Ferro

Greg Ferro — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:19:29 +0000

I am sure that some people know how to do this, but for me, I had to work at it a little bit. There are some days when I just wish my first job was with *nix, my life would have been much simpler.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:20:52 +0000

I bought the keyspan serial adapter and it had a CD with MAC drivers. Installed it, plugged in the keyspan to a switch and fired up Zterm. Zterm gave me a drop down of options on how to connect. Key was one of the options. I chose it and was connected. I too stumbled around for a few days before i got it working.

Brandon