Raspberry Pi Serial TTY Console

Using a PL2303HXD cable connection to a USB port on the computer. I bought mine form eBay for around AU$6. Make sure you get the PL2303HXD and not the PL2303HX. Note the D on the end of the model number.

Installing

sudo wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lurch/rpi-serial-console/master/rpi-serial-console -O /usr/bin/rpi-serial-console
sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/rpi-serial-console

Enabling/Disabling

rpi-serial-console <status|enable|disable>

Configuring Speed

sudo rpi-serial-console enable 57600

Connection Settings

Default Settings
Speed/Baud	115200
Data Bits	8
Stop Bits	1
Parity	None
Flow	XON/XOFF