user18795: I have an Arduino Pro Mini that I use with a USBASP to program. These are actually a clone Pro Mini and a clone USBASP I'm using.
With this configuration, is it possible for me to access the serial port on the Arduino, through the USBASP, using the IDE serial terminal? If so, this would alleviate another connection to the computer for debugging. How to do this?

user16988: From the USBASP documentation:


Planned: serial interface to target (e.g. for debugging).


..and further on..

Firmware:
  The firmware dosn't support USB Suspend Mode. A bidirectional serial
  interface to slave exists in hardware but the firmware doesn't support it yet.

Keep in mind, that's from 2011, so it's possible someone has built an updated version of the firmware with that functionality. You'd have to do some searching (I'm not familiar with any such firmware).
For now, your best bet is just getting a TTL serial-USB converter (they're cheap) and connecting it directly to the Pro Mini.

18795: <p>I have an <a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/oOtkU.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Arduino Pro Mini</a> that I use with a USBASP to program. These are actually a clone Pro Mini and a clone USBASP I'm using.</p>

<p>With this configuration, is it possible for me to access the serial port on the Arduino, through the USBASP, using the IDE serial terminal? If so, this would alleviate another connection to the computer for debugging. How to do this?</p>
 16988: <p>From the USBASP documentation:</p>

<blockquote>
  <ul>
  <li>Planned: serial interface to target (e.g. for debugging).</li>
  </ul>
</blockquote>

<p>..and further on..</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Firmware:
  The firmware dosn't support USB Suspend Mode. A bidirectional serial
  interface to slave exists in hardware but the firmware doesn't support it yet.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Keep in mind, that's from 2011, so it's possible someone has built an updated version of the firmware with that functionality. You'd have to do some searching (I'm not familiar with any such firmware).</p>

<p>For now, your best bet is just getting a TTL serial-USB converter (they're cheap) and connecting it directly to the Pro Mini.</p>
