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@@ -60,6 +60,19 @@ Once the software is running, you have two options to access the MicroPython REP
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* Use your favourite telnet client with the following settings: **host = 192.168.1.1, port = 23.**
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* Log in with **user = "micro" and password = "python"**
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- Thru UART (serial).
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* This is enabled by default in the standard configuration, for UART0 (speed 115200).
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* For CC3200-LAUNCHXL, you will need to configure Linux `ftdi_sio` driver as described
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in the [blog post](http://www.achanceofbrainshowers.com/blog/tech/2014/8/19/cc3200-development-under-linux/).
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After that, connecting a board will create two `/dev/ttyUSB*` devices, a serial
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console is available on the 2nd one (usually `/dev/ttyUSB1`).
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* WiPy doesn't have onboard USB-UART converter, so you will need an external one,
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connected to GPIO01 (Tx) and GPIO02 (Rx).
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* Usage of UART port for REPL is controlled by MICROPY_STDIO_UART setting (and
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is done at the high level, using a suitable call to `os.dupterm()` function
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in boot.py, so you can override it at runtime regardless of MICROPY_STDIO_UART
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setting).
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The board has a small file system of 192K (WiPy) or 64K (Launchpad) located in the serial flash connected to the CC3200.
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SD cards are also supported, you can connect any SD card and configure the pinout using the SD class API.
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