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Connecting to the Serial Terminal

You can configure the gateway using the Command Line Interface (CLI) via the serial port.

STEP 1: CONNECT TO THE SERIAL TERMINAL

  1. Connect a PC running a terminal emulator application such as Tera Term to the device UART and power on the device.

  2. In the terminal application, configure a new serial connection to the COM port associated with the xPico unit.

  3. Set up the serial port communication parameters in the terminal to match the settings on the xPico unit. Click OK.

    • Baud rate: 9600
    • Data: 8 bits
    • Parity: none
    • Stop bits: 1 bit
    • Flow control: none

  4. Once you have connected to the serial terminal, type ? in the terminal to view the root level of the CLI.

>?
config                                  documentation
file system                             help
status                                  tlog
wlan scan [network-name]                xml
exit

To begin configuring the gateway, type the following commands:

  • config<enter> to enter the "config" level
  • ?<enter> to display the "config" level commands

The following example shows "config" level commands for xPico 600: 

>config

config>?
exit                                    wlan apply
wlan connect [network-name]             wlan scan [network-name]
write                                   Access Point
BLE                                     BLE Beacon Scanner <instance>
Clock                                   CPM
Ethernet                                Compliance
HTTP Server                             Interface <instance>
Line <instance>                         Radio
User <instance>                         WLAN Profile <instance>
Bridge                                  CLI Server
Discovery <instance>                    MQTT <instance>
LPD <instance>                          Modbus <instance>
Modem Emulation <instance>              NTP
Percepxion                              TLS Credential <instance>
SNMP                                    Tunnel <instance>
USB Device                              Custom <instance>

STEP 2: CONFIGURATION USING THE CLI

Continue with the rest of the unit configuration using the CLI.

Some configuration options available to you at this point include the following: