Connect using terminal

It is also possible to connect to BBOB using a terminal connection.

This terminal connection can be used to modify the hardware or software settings, check the logs etc. These modifications can be done remotely, if you have access to BBOB WAN interface IP address.

Please note that Linux interprets small and capital letters as different characters so it is important to enter the correct letter cases in commands.

You have to know the BBOB WAN IP address to use this method. The methods to find it are described in chapter Error! Reference source not found..

To connect:

1. Start Putty.

1. Enter the unit IP address (192.168.61.79) in the example) into “Host Name” field.

1. Click “Open to open terminal window.

1. Enter user name and password. The defaults are: user: root password: rasp4icu

1. After log in the system information and a prompt shall be displayed. The text on the screen and propmpt may be different but the method is common to all Linux based devices.

Edit BBOB B3 URL

There is Midnight Commander installed on BBOB Linux OS. It is a tool similar to Norton Commander.

Enter:

mc

and press Enter to start MC.

To edit software settings using MC:

1. Click ‘/..’ to go up and then ‘/mnt’ and ‘/sd’ to go to the root directory on the SD card.

2. There is config.txt file that has to be edited to change the B3 address.

1. Select ‘config.txt’ file and click ‘4 Edit’ at the bottom of the window or press F4 key to open it for edition.

1. Modify the file and click ’2 Save’ and ’10 Quit’ to save and quit the editor. You may also press F2 and F10 keys.

2. To quit MC click ’10 Quit’ or press F10 key.

3. Close the terminal window to end the session. You may also enter ‘exit’ to close the connection.

Check logs

The SD card contains also logs directory (/mnt/sd/logs) which can be analysed to check the operation of BBOB.

1. Click “3 View” or press F3 to view a log.

2. Click “10 Quit” or press F10 to leave the viewer.