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Serial consoles

Switches, routers and boards on a USB serial adapter open like any other host.

A serial host: detected ports and line settings.
A serial host: detected ports and line settings.
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+ → Serial: a detected port (USB adapters show their maker; Refresh rescans) or a device path (/dev/… or COMn).
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Baud rate, frame (data bits, parity, stop bits) and flow control (None, XON/XOFF, RTS/CTS). 9600 8N1 without flow control is the default.

The serial tab works like a terminal. The status bar shows the device and line (for example "9600 8N1") and Send break, which holds a break for 300 ms — what ROMMON and boot loaders listen for. A port opens exclusively: one tab per device, and serial tabs do not split. The assistant never runs commands in a serial console.

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