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Connecting to the Astra Serial Port
Astra User Guide 34
Connecting to the Astra Serial Port
Astra supports communication over its serial port to enable you to:
Access the boot logs.
Access the console for emergency recovery into Safe Mode.
Before you connect to the Astra serial port, ensure that you have:
A PC with a serial port.
A serial terminal program.
A serial cable.
Older PCs usually have a 9-pin serial port built in; however, modern PCs usually do not. If
your PC does not have a serial port, you can add one. The easiest way to do so is by
using a USB-to-serial adapter. Read the adapter's documentation for information about
how to access the serial interface for your particular operating system (Windows often
sees these adapters as "COM8" whereas Macintosh often sees them as "/dev/
tty.usbserial0").
When you have completed setting up the serial port, you must set the following four
parameters to allow the terminal program to talk to the Reader:
Data Rate: 115200
Parity: None
Data Bits: 8
Stop Bits: 1
The procedure for setting these parameters is different for each terminal emulation
program. Check the documentation for your program for information on setting these
parameters.
Once you have set up the serial connection, reboot the Reader, and the boot logs begin to
display. If not, recheck the terminal program configuration and try again.