Connecting to Edison using Windows

1.     Connecting to Edison using Windows

Make sure that your Edison drive (E:) is detected. Else check if the power and data cables are connected tightly and the Edison Board is power on.

If the LED on the board, blinks on and off, it means that there is a loose connection either with the cables or the Edison Platform has not been fitted properly onto the Edison Board.

Install Driver

Before you connect to windows, you need to download the USB-serial driver namely the FTDI driver.

1. You can download it here

2. Run the executable as an administrator.

3. You should see a new USB Serial Port under the “Ports (COM&LPT)” section of the Device Manager. Keep in mind the COM port number as it will be required while making a PuTTy connection.

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Install and set up puTTy

PuTTy is required to communicate serially with the Edison platform over the computer’s serial line.

1. You can download puTTy from here

2. Double-click the installed file to run puTTy.

3. Putty will launch the session screen.

4. Check the Serial radio button under Connection type.

5. Enter the COM port number that was assigned to your board under Serial Line.

6. Set the Speed (Baud-rate) to 115200.

7. Click Open to start your puTTy session.

8. Press Enter twice to see the login prompt.

9. In case this is your first login, enter root for the login prompt and leave the password prompt empty.

10. If you have reset password using pwreset, you can login with the newly set password.

11. Type in "configure_edison --help" command, then press Enter. IF you see the following screen:

Congratulations, you are now successfully connected to the Edison.

12. If you see "configure_edison: not found", you will
need to update the firmware of the board to continue. Instructions to update
the firmware are found here