SSH connection to host computer

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• This document is only applicable to FLY host computer
• If you are compiling and burning the firmware, please refer to the network connection tutorial instead of the serial port connection tutorial

• You can connect to the device via serial port or WIFI
• Please prepare MobaXterm_Personal or other SSH terminal tools in advance
• Please make sure that the SD card or M2WE has been burned with the corresponding host computer system
• If the host computer cannot start normally, please remove the drivers, limit switches, fans, and other peripherals!!
• Finally, connect to SSH via network for convenient firmware compilation!!
• If you need to compile the firmware, please see the tutorial on connecting the host computer via WIFI or Ethernet

Install system card

• Make sure the system card has been burned with the corresponding system, otherwise it will not start

M2WE installed to C8 diagram

TF card installed to C8 diagram

Power supply

• Use a USB Type-c cable to connect the FLY host computer to the computer
• Make sure the USB Type-C supports data transfer!
• After the system starts, the indicator light will flash rapidly!!
• Flashing indicates that the system has started
  

Serial Connection

Connecting to Host Computer via Serial SSH

• If the mainboard is properly connected to the computer, you can see the CH340 port in the Device Manager after opening it

• Open MobaXterm and set it up as shown below. Select the port that was previously visible in the device manager

• If everything is working properly, you will see the boot screen

• After a short wait, the screen will appear indicating that the system has started

If after waiting for several minutes nothing is displayed as shown in the image below, press the Enter key a few times

• Please note that for the FAST system, you need to enter a username and password, and the password will not be visible
• FlyOS-FAST default username is root, default password is mellow

After pressing Enter, the following content will be displayed

• To view the device IP, ensure the device is connected to the network via Ethernet or WiFi Connect to WiFi
• If you need to check the IP address, enter the command below in the SSH terminal and press Enter. Locate the IP address that belongs to the same network segment as your router to access it

  ip a | grep inet

• Please note that if WiFi has not been configured in the system, the IP address will not be displayed

Network Connection

Connecting to Host Computer via Network IP SSH

• Please log in to the router's admin panel connected to the host computer, unless you already know the host's IP address
• Make sure you know the host computer's username and password
• FlyOS-Armbian default username is fly, default password is mellow
• FlyOS-FAST default username is root, default password is mellow
• If the mainboard has started and is connected to the network, you can use the following method to connect via SSH
• Open MobaXterm and configure it as shown below. Enter the IP address previously identified, or check it in the router's admin panel

Note: The username entered in step 4 here is for the host computer

• On the first connection, this window will pop up, click Accept to proceed

• You will be prompted to enter the password. Enter the host computer's password and press Enter

Note: The password entered here will not be visible. Just press Enter after entering it

• For FLY-Armbian system, the username is: fly, password is: mellow
• For FLY-FAST system, the username is: root, password is: mellow

• Login successful