Kontron AM4210 - Manual (Page 32)

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3.3 Software
The AM4210 comes as a pre-installed system with all necessary OS, Filesystem, drivers and applications
factory-installed with default configurations.
Updating the Software with new Operating System or applications or new versions is provided by a dedicated
update mechanism, which is described in “Firmware Administration”.
3.4 System access
This section gives instructions for accessing the AM4210 using either
• Serial port via front plate connector
• Serial port over an appropriate ATCA carrier board and RTM
• Telnet over Fast Ethernet accessible from the Eth0
3.4.1 Front port serial connection
The Octeon processor’s serial console can be accessed directly via the front port connector with the
appropriate cabling. The corresponding procedure is described in the following.
1 Connect to serial port on AM4210 front plate using the RS232 adapter, consult “RS232 Management
Interface” section for more details .
Port settings are:
• 115 200 bps
• 8 bit, no parity, 1 stop bit (8N1)
• no flow control
2 Ensure that the boards are powered up.
3 Wait for boot process to complete. Login is not required by default:
BusyBox v1.2.1 (2008.09.15-08:10+0000) Built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.
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