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Serial Port

If you have an FTDI serial cable, first locate the Serial Port Header (J44) in the following picture:

Top view of NVIDIA Jetson Nano developer kit

You have to connect the cables as follows

• Jetson Pin 2 (TX) → Serial Cable RX
• Jetson Pin 3 (RX) → Serial Cable TX
• Jetson Pin 6 (GND) → Serial Cable GND

Which is also represented in the picture below:

Jetson Nano A02 Serial Port Connection

Note: Depending on the Jetson Nano version, these pins will be in a different location. For instance, for the Jetson Nano B01, you will find them below the SOM, at the border of the carrier board. The pin labels can be seen from the bottom of the board.

Now you can use minicom or picocom to connect your computer by following one of these guides:

Setting Up Minicom

Setting Up Picocom