So finally I got my C.H.I.P SOCs after waiting for at least half a year.
The computer comes with no means of connecting it to a display, which I realized to be a problem once a discovered the lack of an Ethernet port as well. However, it is possible to connect over serial through the micro-USB port.
To be able to SSH into the C.H.I.P, we need to setup a wireless connection, install an SSH server and start it.
- Connect the C.H.I.P to your computer and make sure that it’s LEDs keep on flashing. I used a bad USB cable that stopped working soon after boot, which caused some head ache.
- Look at
dmesg
to find out which port the C.H.I.P uses. It will be something like/dev/ttyACM0
or similar. Usedmesg | grep tty
for some filtering. Reconnecting the USB cable will produce the output again. - Install minicom:
sudo pacman -S minicom
- Run it with
minicom -s
- Go to
Serial port setup
and setSerial Device
to point at the device you found in step 2, e.g./dev/ttyACM0
. Set the Baud Rate (Setting E) to9600
. Press Escape twice. - Now you’re in! Sign in with user
chip
and passwordchip
. Go ahead and get root access withsudo su
. Use the same credentials. - Use
nmtui
to connect to your local wireless network. It’s a pretty user friendly CLI utility. - Install an SSH server;
apt-get install ssh
. Activate it withservice ssh start
. - Get the IP address from
ip addr
. It’s the wlan0 interface you should be looking at. - Try to connect to the C.H.I.P over SSH;
ssh chip@<the IP found in step 9>:22
. Now you’re in!
Bonus: The C.H.I.P fits nicely in a Scotch-Brite!