PL2303Connect Raspberry Pi and Computer using PL2303, you don't need Monitor, Power Cable and HDMI / AV Cable. Setup PL2303 Driver on Mac, Window PC or Linux then open terminal to access Raspberry Pi.
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Install PL2303 on Mac (for Windows and Linux, Please check the reference link on the bottom of this page)
- Download osx-pl2303.kext.tgz from here (Download osx-pl2303.kext.tgz)
- tar xvzf osx-pl2303.kext.tgz
- sudo cp -R osx-pl2303.kext /System/Library/Extensions/
- cd /System/Library/Extensions
- chmod -R 755 osx-pl2303.kext
- chown -R root:wheel osx-pl2303.kext
- kextload ./osx-pl2303.kext
- kextcache -system-cache
After install, Check is it correct install or not : - $ kextstat -b nl.bjaelectronics.driver.PL2303
- Result should be :
Index Refs Address Size Wired Name (Version) <Linked Against>
74 0 0xffffff7f808ee000 0xb000 0xb000 nl.bjaelectronics.driver.PL2303 (1.0.0d1) <73 34 5 4 3>
Uninstall in case : sudo kextunload /System/Library/Extensions/osx-pl2303.kext
Check the drive is ready or not : - $ ls /dev/*PL*
- It should print: /dev/cu.PL2303-00002006 /dev/tty.PL2303-00002006
- OR something like : /dev/cu.???PL2303??-000???
Connect Cable with PL2303 and Raspberry Pi
| Raspberry Pi | PL2303 | | +3V | Vcc | | GND | GND | | Tx | Rx | | Rx | Tx |
initial and Setup Minicom : - cd /opt/minicom/2.2/minicom/bin
- $ ./minicom -s
- input /dev/cu.PL2303-00002006 to Serial port setup -> Serial Device
- Save setup as .. <any name e.g. raspberrypl2303>
- Run : ./minicom raspberrypl2303
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