My Helios64 is "far away" and I am afraid to change network configuration, because if I miss something I could lose connectivity to the box. I would like to attach COM-to-IP adapter so that I always had serial console available, but... what actually do I need? "Normal" com-to-ip adapter provides COM port. Helios64 has COM-in-USB. So...? How to convert Helios'es serial console to anything accessible via LAN?

I don't know if such "box" exists, but a simple Raspberry PI is enough to do this. It has IP connectivity, SSH server and can connect to your Helios64 via USB serial cable.

Edited January 11, 20215 yr by FloBaoti

44 minutes ago, FloBaoti said:

but a simple Raspberry PI

 

No need for video player type of board to preserve serial connection  Orangepi Zero is already an overkill.

Well, if you wanted to go minimalist, you could probably solder pin headers to J13 and then hang an esp8266 off it using something like the esp-link firmware

 

Edit: sorry, was thinking of the Helios4.  The Helios64 would use P14 and it's already populated, so no soldering required.  Then you'd just need to pick up vcc/gnd from the gpio connector to power the device.

 

*note: I haven't actually tried this

@devmana "mipi dsi" is missing

ARM32 TFT35

I'm obsessed with a tactile facade on the Helios64.

with rail A in SSD I have a lot of space to do.