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Using MobaXterm on Windows to log in to a PYNQ board

MobaXterm only works on Windows. Use Microsoft Visual Studio Code or ssh for macOS or Linux.

Installing MobaXterm (only once)

  1. Go to the official MobaXterm website.

  2. Click on the GET MOBAXTERM NOW! button in the middle of the screen.

  3. Click the Download now button for the Home Edition.
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  4. Download the Installer Edition.
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  5. In the Download folder on your laptop, extract the files from the zip file. mobaxterm

  6. Double-click the extracted installer file to install and follow the instructions.

Starting MobaXterm for the first time

  1. Start MobaXterm and create a new session by clicking the Session button at the top left.
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  2. Select SSH:
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  3. Connect and switch on the PYNQ board. Wait until the DONE LED has lit up. Fill in 10.43.0.1 for the remote host, and student for the username. Accept the identity of the ssh server (i.e. the PYNQ board).
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  4. You can save the password if you wish:
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  5. After logging in the PYNQ board you can navigate the file system on the PYNQ board on the left. The terminal allows you to execute commands on the PYNQ board, such as ls that shows the files in the current directory. (That are the same those in the file-system pane.) mobaxterm

  6. When you have finished working on the PYNQ board you must stop it by executing the sudo halt command. MobaXterm will lose the connection to the PYNQ board since the PYNQ board is no longer running. At this point it is safe to switch off your PYNQ board. mobaxterm

Using MobaXterm after the first time

After starting MobaXterm you can just reopen the previous session (10.43.0.1 student). mobaxterm