# Connect to the serial console
1. On your computer, verify that a new serial port appears:
>
>
>
>
> 1. To open **Device Manager**, select Windows + R, type devmgmt.msc, and press **Enter**.
> 2. Check for a new **COMx** port in **Device Manager**.
>
> Check for a new device like `/dev/ttyACMx` using dmesg or ls /dev/ttyACM*.
2. Start a serial terminal application, such as Putty. Set the baud rate to `2000000`.
>
>
>
>
> 1. Open **Device Manager** and confirm a new **COM port** appears.
> 2. Use Putty to connect to the COM port.
>
>
>
>
> >
> >
> > 
>
> 1. No driver installation is needed. The CH347F bridge appears as `/dev/ttyACMx`.
> 2. Use PuTTY to connect to the device.
3. Press the **RESET** button on the EVK.
4. Verify that the boot log or the QCC74x shell prompt appears in the serial terminal, as shown below.
>
>
> [I][LFS] mount success
> Read slot:0
> get ap mac: c6:cc:37:a0:07:95
> Read slot:0
> get sta mac: c4:cc:37:a0:07:95
> MQTT SSL config read failed, using defaults
> v6.20.0.0 - build: sd Nov 22 2021 21:10:20
> extra component version:
> ceva_freertos
> mbedtls
> ceva_wpa_supplicant
> ceva_lwip
> [OS] Starting process_multicase_broadcast task...
> [I][MAIN] [APP] [EVT] wifi_event_handler, CODE_WIFI_ON_INIT_DONE
> wifi_mgmr_set_country_code:code = 00
> [I][MAIN] [APP] [EVT] wifi_event_handler, CODE_WIFI_ON_MGMR_DONE
> Copy to clipboard
Last Published: May 06, 2026
Previous Topic
External flash pin assignments Next Topic
Check the installed SDK version