minicom installation and configuration on ubuntu

minicom是一個串口通訊工具，就像Windows下的超級終端，可用來與串口設備通訊。minicom徹底經過鍵盤實現操做。

install

sudo apt-get install minicom

configuration

1
lsmod | grep usbserial
使用該命令查看系統是否支持usb轉串口

2
sudo minicom -s
進入minicom的配置流程

3
+-----[configuration]------+
| Filenames and paths |
| File transfer protocols |
| Serial port setup |
| Modem and dialing |
| Screen and keyboard |
| Save setup as dfl |
| Save setup as.. |
| Exit |
| Exit from Minicom |
+--------------------------+
選擇Serial port setup

4
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| A - Serial Device : /dev/ttyUSB0 |
| B - Lockfile Location : /var/lock |
| C - Callin Program : |
| D - Callout Program : |
| E - Bps/Par/Bits : 115200 8N1 |
| F - Hardware Flow Control : No |
| G - Software Flow Control : No |
| |
| Change which setting? |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
點A配置Serial Device。USB轉串口時配置爲/dev/ttyUSB0，直接使用串口時配置爲/dev/ttyS0
點F配置Hardware Flow Control爲No

5
回到第3步界面，選擇Save setup as dfl將當前配置保存爲默認配置
選擇Exit退出配置流程，進入minicom界面

此時minicom已經完成了串口設備的鏈接。