Keywords: Serial port communication in Windows 7 using Hyper-terminal and Putty, Putty, Hyper terminal in Windows 7. Some times you need to access serial port of your PC/LAPTOP to perform some actions like if you want to connect a GSM modem or if you are an Embedded systems programmer then to access program or interface your micro-controllers to your system.
![Serial Serial](/uploads/1/2/5/6/125619408/702895689.png)
Requirements
You have assembled your Arduino* expansion board or your mini breakout expansion board, installed the appropriate drivers, and flashed the OS image (formerly called firmware).
Set Up PuTTY
- Download the PuTTY terminal emulator: http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/latest/x86/putty.exe.
- Apply a right mouse-click on the putty.exe file and select Run as administrator.
- Configure the PuTTY menu as follows:
- Under Connection type, select Serial.
- In the Serial line field, enter the COM# for your board, such as COM7.
Note: If you did not identify your COM# when setting up your board, navigate to the Device Manager and check for an entry called USB Serial Port (not Intel Edison Virtual Com Port). The COM# is displayed next to the USB Serial Port entry, as highlighted below. - In the Speed field, type
115200
.
- Click Open.
- When you see a blank screen, press the Enter key twice. A login prompt is displayed.
- At the login prompt, type
root
and press Enter. - Press Enter when prompted for a password. You should see a terminal prompt.
You have now established a serial communication with your board. You can interact with your board by entering common Linux commands. For a summary of useful commands, see Common commands for the IntelĀ® Edison board.
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