(Linux) minicom Quick Start

To connect to "COM1" at speed of 9600 bauds:

$ minicom -D /dev/ttyS0 -b 9600

To see what you type, use: Ctrl-A E

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Enter commands for your connected device. Question mark often gives you some hints (we connect often to RDS coders, so):

?
PHOBOS AUDIO RDS KODER
FIRMWARE VERSION AZT1205H

P1 Konfigurace systemu
P2 Konfigurace koderu  
P3 Pameti RDS
P4 Info o Pagingu   
DSNx   Informace o Datasetu
   x=0 aktualni, x=1-3 urcity DSN 
PSNx,y Data program. sluzby 
   x=0 aktualni, x=1-3 urcity DSN 
   y=0 hlav.PSN, y=1-10 EON PSN
HELP.SYSTEM     Help pro systemove prikazy     
HELP.ENCODER    Help pro prikazy koderu         
HELP.DSN        Help pro prikazy DSN        
HELP.PSN        Help pro prikazy PSN

Disconnect using Ctrl-A Q

Final hints:

• make sure, nobody else is using the port you are trying to connect to
• be sure, you have enough privilege to access the port
• $ man minicom

Warning: starting only by plain $ minicom will lead you to a magic gate, which may prevent you doing real work and can keep you lost and confused even for some years (like me).