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= Connecting to a Linux device via USB-Serial Console from Windows =
There are two ways to connect to a Linux device via usb-serial console from Windows:
* Using Putty
* Using Cygwin
==Installation and Setup==
Both setup requires the installation of the USB-to-Serial/Virtual COM Port (VCP) Driver in the Windows device.
===Driver===
* Driver for the Windows device was downloaded from [http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm Future Technology Devices International Limited's website]
* Installation process was as easy as clicking the downloaded file
* After the installation the USB-to-Serial adapter's usb part was connected to the Windows device and the serial part in the Linux device.
* At this point the Windows issues a COM# (COM3 or COM4) to the adapter (usually at the lower left corner, in the Windows notification center) 
* Configuration was modified according to [http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01695445/c01695445.pdf this].
* Only difference from the above instruction was in #8, Bits per second (BPS) was set to 115200 instead of 9600.
===Cygwin===
* Windows executable was downloaded from [http://www.cygwin.com/ Cygwin's website]
* Cygwin setup was done by following [http://cygwin.com/faq/faq-nochunks.html#faq.setup.setup this].
* "Screen" was the additional package that was added beyond the default package set. (section 2.9 in the above link)

===Putty===
* Windows executable was downloaded from [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html Putty' website] (Section: A Windows installer for everything except PuTTYtel)
* Setup was similar to [http://www.ehow.com/how_8733462_use-putty-serial-connection.html this] (saved as the default profile)
==Invocation==
* For Cygwin: Click on the cigwin icon and type <code>screen /dev/ttyS[X] 115200</code> 
* For Putty: Click on the putty icon!
==Reference==
Com port to /dev/tty conversion
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:'''PC'''
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:'''Linux kernel'''
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:'''Kernel with devfs'''
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:'''Bootloaders'''
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:COM1
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:/dev/ttys0
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:/dev/tts/0
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:0
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:COM2
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:/dev/ttys1
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:/dev/tts/1
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:1

|-
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:COM3
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:/dev/ttys2
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:/dev/tts/2
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:2

|-
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:COM4
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:/dev/ttys3
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:/dev/tts/3
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:3
|}