IoTGateway/BSP/Android/Gettingstarted/How to use UART

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1. Overview

The Android/Linux UART/serial port access from user is through the tty-devices. The tty-devices have different names depending on UART driver on different board.
2. Configuration

The utility stty can configure the serial speed. Then the com port can be accessed as a file: Check baudrate

# stty -F /dev/ttymxc1 115200

Read

#cat /dev/ttymxc1 &

Send

#echo test > /dev/ttymxc1 

3. Boards

  • 3.1 ROM3420 Borad

COM Name

NXP/Freescale Name

Device

RS485 support

COM0

UART2

/dev/ttymxc1

Yes

COM1

UART4

/dev/ttymxc3

Yes

COM2

UART5

/dev/ttymxc4

Yes

  • 3.2 ROM7421 Borad

COM Name

NXP/Freescale Name

Device

RS485 support

COM0

UART2

/dev/ttymxc1

No

COM1

UART4

/dev/ttymxc3

No