Appendix B. Setting up PuTTY
PuTTY is an open source Telnet and SSH terminal software that can be downloaded from www.putty.org
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Download and run the putty.exe installation file. Follow the installation prompts making sure to allow the program to install to the default directory.
Step 1
In Windows, launch from its installed directory using the start menu (StartProgramsPuTTYPuTTY)
Figure B1: Starting Putty
Step 2
On the main Session category, click the Serial radio button.
Figure B2 Step 2
Step 3
Under the Connection category, click Serial as highlighted in the figure from Step 2. Configure the information as shown in the image below. However, instead of COM1, use the serial line in which the Device Under Test (DUT) is connected on the
PC. Baud = 9600, Data bits = 8, Stop bits = 1, Parity = None, and Flow Control = XON/XOFF.
Figure B3 Step 3
Step 4
Click back to the main Session category, and enter in a save name for this configuration such as PWR662_Test as shown below. Click Save. This will save the session configuration so that upon closing and re-opening PuTTY, just click on the saved session name, and choose Load.
Figure B4 Step 4
Step 5
Click Open to open the serial terminal session with the DUT.
