Product ManualSG-5100
PuTTY generally handles most cases OK but can have issues with line drawing characters on certain platforms.
These settings seem to work best (tested on Windows):
Window
Columns x Rows =
80x24
Window > Appearance
Font =
Courier New 10pt
or
Consolas 10pt
Window > Translation
Remote Character Set =
Use font encoding
or
UTF-8
Window > Translation
Handling of line drawing characters =
Use font in both ANSI and OEM modes
or
Use Unicode line drawing code points
Window > Colours
Indicate bolded text by changing = The colour
GNU screen
In many cases
screen
may be invoked simply by using the proper command line:
• Mac OS X
sudo screen /dev/cu.usbserial 115200
• Linux
sudo screen /dev/ttyUSB0 115200
• FreeBSD
sudo screen /dev/cuaU0 115200
If portions of the text are unreadable but appear to be properly formatted, the most likely culprit is a character encoding
mismatch in the terminal. For example, on OS X this is commonly required
sudo screen -U /dev/cu.usbserial 115200
Adding the
-U
parameter to the
screen
command line arguments forces it to use UTF-8 for character encoding.
3.2.5 Troubleshooting
No Serial Output
If there is no output at all, check the following items:
• Ensure the cable is correctly attached and fully inserted
• Ensure the terminal program is using the correct port
• Ensure the terminal program is configured for the correct speed. The default BIOS speed is 115200, and many
other modern operating systems use that speed as well. Some older operating systems or custom configurations
may use slower speeds such as 9600 or 38400.
• Ensure the operating system is configured for the proper console (e.g.
ttyS1
in Linux). Consult the various
operating install guides on this site for further information.
Garbled Serial Output
If the serial output apears to be garbled, binary, or random characters check the following items:
• Ensure the terminal program is configured for the correct speed. (See “No Serial Output” above)
3.2. Advanced Configuration
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