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1"neocon" is a simple serial console utility that tries to open a
2ttys that may exist on a system until one such open succeeds. It
3then passes terminal input and output, until there is a read or
4write failure on the tty, in which case it disconnects, and the
5process restarts.
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7This is mainly intended for serial over USB interfaces that
8disappear when the Neo or debug board is restarted. E.g.,
9neocon /dev/ttyUSB0 /dev/ttyUSB1
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11The option -t delay_ms throttles keyboard input to a rate of
12one character every "delay_ms" milliseconds. This can be used to
13prevent buffer overruns on the remote end.
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15"neocon" can log to a file with the option "-l logfile". Non-ASCII
16and non-printable characters are converted to hash signs (#). To
17append to an existing logfile, add the option "-a". To add a
18timestamp before each line, use the option "-T".
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20To leave neocon, type "~.". The escape character (~) can be changed
21with the option "-e escape".
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23To manually switch to the next device, enter "~n".
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25The option -L switches console input from character-by-character
26(raw) mode to local line editing (cooked). Edited lines are sent
27with \n termination.
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30Known issues
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33- the escape character is sent to the target
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