farmbot_os/docs/target_development/consoles/target_console.md

FarmBot target console

The FarmBot OS target console is a repl for interacting with a running farmbot instance. Depending on your development configuration, there are several ways to access a console.

If you are using host mode, your console will be presented on stdin of your terminal.

If you are on target mode (IE: deployed to the raspberry pi), there will be a console available in 3 locations:

• UART (except on RPI0 since the on-board UART is used for the arduino-firmware)
  • Connect to a UART console
• SSH
  • Connect to an SSH console
• Erlang Distribution
  • Connect to an Erlang Distribution console

Console Usage

The console a user will be presented with is not a Linux console. There are pretty much no Linux Utilities built-in. This includes but is not limited to:

• bash
• apt-get
• make
• screen
• vi
• cp
• mkdir
• ln
• echo
• etc

What is available is a console to the FarmBot OS runtime. You will need to be familiar with the FarmBotOS Source code for this to be helpful.

If all you are looking for is Logs, you will probably want to do:

RingLogger.tail()

After that command you will see logs come across the screen in real time.