Rock64 <--> Rock64 Serial Connection - Printable Version

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Rock64 <--> Rock64 Serial Connection - mark1250 - 12-23-2021

I'm trying to troubleshoot a booting problem with my Rock64 with an openSUSE Tumbleweed install on an eMMC. When I cat /sys/firmware/fdt while using my USB UART the output is garbled. I have a second Rock64 that I'd like to use instead of my USB UART. When I hookup the tx > rx and rx > tx , both Rock64 lockup. So, is there a way to use the 2nd Rock64 in this manner? Or, is there a way to get ungarbled output with my USB UART (My USB UART, which I've had for more than 3 years has a CH340G IC on it, and I'm using 11" factory made Dupont wires).

Here's a sample of the garbled output

Code:
sh-5.1# cat /sys/firmware/fdt

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display-subsystem:jhdmi-soundsimple-audio-card�iokayksimple-audio-card,cpusimplepsciarm,psci-1.0arm�smctimerarm,armv8-timer

xin24mfixed-clock@mDi2s@ff000000(rockchip,rk3328-i2srockchip,rk3066-i2s�)7pi2s_clki2s_hclk|okayi2s@ff010000(rockchip,rk3328-i2si2s��8pi2s_clki2s_hclk|�txrx�okayi2s@ff020000(ip,rk3066-i2s���+9i2s_hclk|Minicom2.7.1Minicom2.7.1Minicom2.7.1Minicom2.7.1Minicom2.7.1Minicom2.7.1m2.7.1Minicom2.7.1Minicom2.7.1Minicom2.7.1Minicom2.7.1�txrxlspdif@ff030000rockchip,rk3328-spdif���.:

Thanks for any assistance.

Mark

RE: Rock64 <--> Rock64 Serial Connection - barray - 12-23-2021

Quote:I'm trying to troubleshoot a booting problem with my Rock64 with an openSUSE Tumbleweed install on an eMMC.

If an SD card is an option, this might be easier.

Quote:When I cat /sys/firmware/fdt while using my USB UART the output is garbled.

I'm not sure cat handles unknown bytes correctly, or it's incorrectly trying to escape data. Also I am not sure how cat will handle pauses in transmission (blocking vs non-blocking, 7-bit ASCII vs 8-bit ASCII vs UTF-8, etc). Checkout socat and the options it offers: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26373006/using-socat-for-raw-serial-connection

Quote:When I hookup the tx > rx and rx > tx , both Rock64 lockup. So, is there a way to use the 2nd Rock64 in this manner?

Lock-up is likely quite bad. Check they have a common ground. Even if they have a common power source, by the time it has been through a USB cable and power modulator they may drift.