PuTTY is a computer application that allows use to listen in to our board’s serial output. You may need to install it on your machine if you do not have access to a BYU Lab Computer. Follow the directions below to get PuTTY installed. After installation, you can follow the standard configuration instructions here PuTTY Setup.

1. Open a Terminal Window. You can do this by searching for “Terminal” within the “Show Applications”

1. Install PuTTY. Run “sudo apt-get install -y putty” in the terminal.This command will require your machine's password. 2. You will need to identify your serial board's serial port. While the board is connected and on, run “sudo dmesg | grep tty” to give you a list of possible connections. Likely options include ttyUSB0, ttyUSB1, or ttyS0.

4. Start up PuTTY by running “sudo putty” on the command line.

5. Follow the existing setup PuTTY instructions on the Wiki to configure the baudrate and protocol. https://ecen220wiki.groups.et.byu.net/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=tutorials:putty

6. Open the PuTTY window and test out the board. If all goes well, you should receive chars to PuTTY when using the FPGA. Use 0x41 for a test char “A”. If the window opens but no characters appears, try one of the other ports from step 4.