How to reset the IP address using the UART interface.

Equipment Needed

  • USB to UART adapter
  • Jumper wires
  • Serial terminal software (e.g., screen, minicom, PuTTY)

Connection

Wiring

Distiller Pinout Diagram

Connect your UART adapter to the Distiller:

  • GND → GND
  • RX → TX (GPIO 14)
  • TX → RX (GPIO 15)

Warning: Do NOT connect the VCC pin.

Alternatively, connect to the UART Port on the Raspberry Pi Debug Probe

Raspberry Pi Debug Probe

Steps

1. Connect to Serial Console

screen /dev/ttyUSB0 115200

2. Access the Configuration

[Add your specific steps]

3. Reset IP Address

[Add reset commands]

Verification

Check that the new IP address is active:

ip addr show