Set up a USB serial connection between a host and a Zynq board

1. Connect the serial port of the board to your computer USB port.
2. Run a terminal emulator

We use here gtkterm to connect to the board.

$ sudo apt-get install gtkterm
$ sudo gtkterm

Edit Configuration

Go to Configuration> Port and edit the following:

• Port: /dev/ttyUSB0

If you don’t know which USB port is in use, you can run:

$ dmesg | grep ttyUSB

• Baud Rate: 115200



We use here Tera Term (download) to connect to the board.

Edit Configuration

Go to Setup> Serial port... and edit the following:

• Baud Rate: 115200


3. Reboot the board

See also

• Find the dynamic IP address of a Zynq board with Koheron OS
• Assign a static IP address to a Zynq board with Koheron OS
• Set up a direct ethernet connection between a host and a Zynq board