From 142ab6613f083e827f099ca613d5a0b90835fb12 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Ingraham <34340210+meingraham@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 18:28:24 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Serial terminal --- Prerequisites.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Prerequisites.md b/Prerequisites.md index dec3e628..e7f151d2 100644 --- a/Prerequisites.md +++ b/Prerequisites.md @@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ _**Can only create a firmware binary.** Use one of the [tools](Prerequisites#fla - [**TasmoCompiler**](https://github.com/benzino77/tasmocompiler) - simple web GUI to compile Tasmota with your own settings ### Serial terminal -Program that connects to your Tasmota device directly over the serial connection you used to flash it. +A program that connects to your Tasmota device directly over the serial connection you used to flash it. -This is an optional way to configure your device using [Commands](Commands) and [Backlog](Commands#using-backlog). +This is an optional way to configure your device using [Commands](Commands) and [Backlog](Commands#using-backlog). Be sure to configure your program for local echo so that the characters you type are displayed locally on your monitor as well as transmitted to the device. Also, every request needs to end with ``. Your program may only send the carriage return (`Ctrl-M`) when hitting `Enter` and not automatically send the ``. You can send a linefeed using `Ctrl-J` on the keyboard. * **[Termite](https://www.compuphase.com/software_termite.htm)** - simple terminal for windows * **[Termie](http://termie.sourceforge.net/)** - open source clone of Termite * **[Putty](https://www.putty.org/)** - popular client available on every platform