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minicom — Communicate with the serial interface of a device. See also: `picocom`, `cu`, `tio`. More informatio

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Problem

How to use the minicom command: Communicate with the serial interface of a device. See also: picocom, cu, tio. More information: <https://manned.org/minicom>.

Solution

minicom — Communicate with the serial interface of a device. See also: picocom, cu, tio. More information: <https://manned.org/minicom>.

Open a given serial port:
sudo minicom {{[-D|--device]}} {{/dev/ttyXYZ}}


Open a given serial port with a given baud rate:
sudo minicom {{[-D|--device]}} {{/dev/ttyXYZ}} {{[-b|--baudrate]}} {{115200}}


Enter the configuration menu before communicating with a given serial port:
sudo minicom {{[-D|--device]}} {{/dev/ttyXYZ}} {{[-s|--setup]}}


Capture the output of a serial port to a file:
sudo minicom {{[-D|--device]}} {{/dev/ttyXYZ}} {{[-C|--capturefile]}} {{path/to/file}}


Exit minicom:
<Ctrl a><x><Enter>


Display help:
minicom {{[-h|--help]}}

Code Snippets

Open a given serial port

sudo minicom {{[-D|--device]}} {{/dev/ttyXYZ}}

Open a given serial port with a given baud rate

sudo minicom {{[-D|--device]}} {{/dev/ttyXYZ}} {{[-b|--baudrate]}} {{115200}}

Enter the configuration menu before communicating with a given serial port

sudo minicom {{[-D|--device]}} {{/dev/ttyXYZ}} {{[-s|--setup]}}

Capture the output of a serial port to a file

sudo minicom {{[-D|--device]}} {{/dev/ttyXYZ}} {{[-C|--capturefile]}} {{path/to/file}}

Exit minicom

<Ctrl a><x><Enter>

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