Template:SBC Developing with an External Computer
There are two main ways in which you can access your SBC from an external computer:
- SBC Web Interface
- Secure Shell (SSH)
The user guide covers the SBC Web Interface in detail, so we will review SSH below.
SSH
If you are unfamiliar with SSH, it is a simple yet powerful tool that allows you to log into a remote machine in order to execute commands. You can also transfer files using the associated SCP tool.
In order to use SSH, you need to know the following things about the SBC:
- IP address (e.g. 192.168.3.195) or the link local address (e.g. phidgetsbc.local)
- The administrator password
You must also enable SSH on the SBC. You can do this via the SBC Web Interface which is shown in the image below:
SSH on Windows
To use SSH on Windows, we recommend PuTTY. Use the images below as a guide for configuring PuTTY (use the IP address or the link local address interchangeably):
After clicking open, simply login as root and provide the administrator password:
To transfer files between your SBC and Windows machine, we recommend either of these programs:
You will follow a similar process to access the SBC as described for SSH.
SSH on Linux and macOS
SSH is available on Linux and macOS by default. To run SSH, simply open the terminal and type the following:
ssh root@phidgetsbc.local
Or, something like this (you will need to know the IP address of your SBC):
ssh root@192.168.3.195
You will then be prompted for the password in order to gain access to the SBC:
To copy a file from the SBC to your development machine using SCP, simply open the terminal and type the following:
scp root@phidgetsbc.local:/path/to/source /path/to/destination
You can reverse this if you want to transfer a file from your development machine to your SBC:
scp /path/to/source root@phidgetsbc.local:/path/to/destination
