DesignCore™ TDA3x Product Family ▪ Quick Start Guide
Document No. 00C-131 ▪ Version 1.0 ▪ Release Date: 1/17/2019
5.2.1 Using GtkTerm Rather than Minicom
1. Use Aptitude to install GtkTerm from Terminal
Note: Most modern Linux distributions such as Ubuntu include Aptitude as a default.
a) Open Terminal and type:
sudo apt-get update #Terminal command for updating Aptitude’s cached package list
sudo apt-get install gtkterm #Terminal command for installing GtkTerm
2. Open GtkTerm
a) Open Terminal and type:
sudo gtkterm #Terminal command for opening gtkterm
3. Configure the Serial Port
a) From gtkterm, click on the menu option Configuration, then Ports, as shown in Figure 6
(below):
Figure 6. GtkTerm Serial Port Configuration
6.0 Running Your First Demo
1. Ensure all components are properly installed as described in the 4.0 Initial Setup section that
corresponds with your TDA3x kit.