If all is working, you should see the following lines appearing repeatedly, one every 3 seconds, on the terminal emulator: Save the result as file serialtest.py, and then run it with: Now, on the Raspberry Pi, type the following code into a text editor, taking care to get the indentation correct (Note that for devices with wireless (3, zero W) you must use /dev/ttyS0 instead of /dev/ttyAMA0): You will need to install the PySerial package: We will now write a simple Python program which we can talk to with the terminal emulator. Leave the terminal emulator connected and running throughout this step. When you have done this - remember to reboot after editing - the terminal emulator set up in Step 1 will no longer show any output from Linux - it is now free for use by programs. You will now need to edit files /etc/inittab and /boot/cmdline.txt as described at RPi_Serial_Connection#Preventing_Linux_using_the_serial_port. Step 2: Test with Python and a terminal emulator Wrong baud rate, parity, or data settings in terminal emulator boot/cmdline.txt and /etc/inittab have already been edited (see below)įlow control turned on in terminal emulator Nothing at all shown on terminal emulator If you can do this, the serial port hardware is working. The default Wheezy installation sends console messages to the serial port as it boots, and runs getty so you can log in using the terminal emulator. Step 1: Connect to a terminal emulator using a PCįollow the instructions at RPi_Serial_Connection#Connections_and_signal_levels, and RPi_Serial_Connection#Connection_to_a_PC, so that you end up with your Pi's serial port connected to a PC, running a terminal emulator such as minicom or PuTTY. On these wireless devices, it is possible switch the GPIO serial port back to /dev/ACM0 with `/boot/config.txt` directives by disabling bluetooth with `bdtoverlay=`pi3-disable-bt` or by forcing the bluetooth to use the mini-UART with `dtoverlay=pi3-miniuart-bt`. Step 0: Note whether your Raspberry Pi has Wireless/Bluetooth capabilityīy default the Raspberry Pi 3 and Raspberry Pi Zero W devices use the more capable /dev/ttyACM0 to communicate over bluetooth, so if you want to program the serial port to control the IO pins on the header, you should use the auxiliary UART device /dev/ttyS0 instead. 3 Step 2: Test with Python and a terminal emulator.2 Step 1: Connect to a terminal emulator using a PC.

1 Step 0: Note whether your Raspberry Pi has Wireless/Bluetooth capability.

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