beagleboard / beagleboard/capes

TechCape Serial to USB problem

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Description

I have a pocket beagle and a techcape, and I am trying to get the USB serial device working.

First of all, when I plug in a micro-usb cable to the techcape USB/serial connector, should the device show up on the host computer? I made sure I had a cable that works with data and not just as a charging cable. When I plug it in to either linux or windows, I dont get anything. Should I expect to see /dev/ttyUSB0 in my linux host for example?

As an example, I have other USB/serial devices, and they just show up as /dev/ttyUSB0 when I plug the USB into the host.

I also downloaded the techcape image for the pocket beagle, booted and logged in through the Pocket beagle gadget serial port.. should the USB/serial port be active by then?

Any device tree overlays needed to get it to work?

Thanks!

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Research direction

The issue mentions the TechCape USB/serial connector, a PocketBeagle techcape image, Linux or Windows hosts, /dev/ttyUSB0, and possible device-tree overlays, but names no repository file or test. Start by checking the expected USB/serial behavior and reproducing the connection on a Linux host. Done means documenting whether the device should appear and identifying any required configuration or hardware limitation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
linux
Domain
embedded-iot, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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