<filename>devices/local_serial_connection.py
import pexpect

class LocalSerialConnection():
    '''
    To use, set conn_cmd in your json to "cu -s <port_speed> -l <path_to_serialport>"
    and set connection_type to "local_serial"

    '''
    def __init__(self, device=None, conn_cmd=None, **kwargs):
        self.device = device
        self.conn_cmd = conn_cmd

    def connect(self):
        pexpect.spawn.__init__(self.device,
                           command='/bin/bash',
                           args=['-c', self.conn_cmd])
        try:
            result = self.device.expect(".*Miniterm.*")
        except pexpect.EOF as e:
            raise Exception("Board is in use (connection refused).")

    def close():
        self.device.sendline("~.")

<filename>devices/local_serial_connection.py
import pexpect

class LocalSerialConnection():
    '''
    To use, set conn_cmd in your json to "cu -s <port_speed> -l <path_to_serialport>"
    and set connection_type to "local_serial"

    '''
    def __init__(self, device=None, conn_cmd=None, **kwargs):
        self.device = device
        self.conn_cmd = conn_cmd

    def connect(self):
        pexpect.spawn.__init__(self.device,
                           command='/bin/bash',
                           args=['-c', self.conn_cmd])
        try:
            result = self.device.expect(".*Miniterm.*")
        except pexpect.EOF as e:
            raise Exception("Board is in use (connection refused).")

    def close():
        self.device.sendline("~.")

To use, set conn_cmd in your json to "cu -s <port_speed> -l <path_to_serialport>"     and set connection_type to "local_serial"