This guide describes how to connect to a BBB.
USB Cable
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1. Attach a micro USB cable to the BBB from your laptop.
- Mac: Terminal
- PC: PuTTY
- Linux: System Console
- Port: 22
- Address: 192.168.7.2 or beaglebone.local
- Username: debian
- Password: temppwd
2. SSH to the BBB:
Applications:
Parameters:
Mac Console:
$ ssh debian@192.168.7.2
Windows PuTTY Console:
login: debian
Serial
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1. Attach a ‘USB to TTL Serial Cable’ to the BBB from your laptop.
- Baud: 115200
- COM Port:
- Mac: Select from the list provided by Serial (typically contains ‘Prolific’ in the name).
- Windows: Use the device manager to determine the appropriate COM port.
- Login: debian
- Password: temppwd
2. Make a serial connection to the BBB:
Applications:
Parameters:
Login Parameters:
beaglebone login:
BBB Wireless Access Point (BBB Wireless Only)
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1. Connect to the BBBW’s wireless access point SSID:
- SSID: BeagleBone-XXXX
- Password: BeagleBone
- Mac: Terminal
- PC: PuTTY
- Linux: System Console
- Port: 22
- Address: 192.168.7.2 or beaglebone.local
- Password: temppwd
Parameters:
2. SSH to the BBC:
Applications:
Parameters:
$ ssh debian@192.168.7.2
Typical Network
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NOTE: The BBB must be connected to your network via Wifi or Ethernet for this to work.
- Login to the BBB using one of the three methods above.
- Run ‘ifconfig’ to display the IP addresses the BBB is using.
- Mac: Terminal
- PC: PuTTY
- Linux: System Console
- Port: 22
- Address: 10.0.1.139 (IP address from step 1.)
- Password: temppwd
1. Determine the IP of the BBB:
debian@beaglebone:~$ ifconfig
2. SSH to the BBB using one of the IP addresses:
Applications:
Parameters:
$ ssh debian@10.0.1.139