Add minicom script for video demo showcasing linux boot, micropython and SSH.

hardware/fpga/child2_fpga_build.mk

@@ -27,11 +27,18 @@ ifeq ($(ETH_DEMO),1)
 GRAB_TIMEOUT= 1500
 MINICOM_SCRIPT=minicom_eth_demo.txt
 CONSOLE_CMD += && ( cd ../../software/tests/iob_eth && ./validate_eth.sh -S root -p root -s 192.168.74.2 -i $(ETH_IF) )
-# # Override CONSOLE_CMD: skip minicom (appended by child_fpga_build.mk) and run eth test instead
-# # Use = (deferred expansion) to preserve variable references for later expansion
-# CONSOLE_CMD = $(IOB_CONSOLE_PYTHON_ENV) $(PYTHON_DIR)/console_ethernet.py -s $(BOARD_SERIAL_PORT) -c $(PYTHON_DIR)/console.py -m "$(RMAC_ADDR)" -i "$(ETH_IF)" && ( cd ../../software/tests/iob_eth && ./validate_eth.sh -S root -p root -s 192.168.74.2 -i $(ETH_IF) )
 endif
 
+# Pass VIDEO_DEMO flag to remote systems
+UFLAGS+=VIDEO_DEMO=$(VIDEO_DEMO)
+
+ifeq ($(VIDEO_DEMO),1)
+GRAB_TIMEOUT= 1500
+MINICOM_SCRIPT=minicom_video_demo.txt
+CONSOLE_CMD += && ( ./video_demo.sh )
+endif
+
+
 # include fpga build segment of (level 3) child systems
 # child systems can add their own child3_fpga_build.mk without having to override this one.
 ifneq ($(wildcard child3_fpga_build.mk),)

hardware/fpga/minicom_video_demo.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 IObundle
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+# Script for "runscript" program of minicom, to runs scripts for demo SoC-Linux video
+
+# Set 15min timeout
+# runscript has 2min timeout by default:
+# check `timeout` in: https://linux.die.net/man/1/runscript
+timeout 900
+
+# Wait for the "buildroot login:" message
+# Or jump straight to shell if we are already logged in
+print "\n[minicom] Waiting for buildroot login..."
+send ""
+expect {
+    "buildroot login:"
+    "\n#" goto post_login
+    timeout 300 goto on_timeout
+}
+
+print "\n[minicom] Detected login prompt. Logging in..."
+
+send "root"
+
+expect {
+    "Password:"
+    timeout 20 goto on_timeout
+}
+
+send "root"
+
+expect {
+    "#"
+    timeout 20 goto on_timeout
+}
+
+post_login:
+
+#
+# Run tests
+#
+
+print "\n[minicom] Logged in. Running tests..."
+
+print "\n[minicom] Demo MicroPython"
+send "micropython -c 'print(\"Hello from MicroPython!\")'"
+expect {
+    "#"
+    timeout 30 goto on_timeout
+}
+
+print "\n[minicom] Show IP"
+send "ip address"
+expect {
+    "#"
+    timeout 30 goto on_timeout
+}
+
+print "\n[minicom] Exit minicom to run ping test"
+
+# Exit minicom
+! kill `cut -f4 -d' ' /proc/$PPID/stat`
+
+
+# Jump here when timeout is triggered
+on_timeout:
+
+print "\n[minicom] Timeout reached. Exiting..."
+
+# Exit minicom
+! kill `cut -f4 -d' ' /proc/$PPID/stat`
+
+

hardware/fpga/video_demo.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 IObundle
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+# Exit immediately if a command exits with a non-zero status
+set -e
+
+# Define target IP and credentials
+TARGET_IP="192.168.74.2"
+PASSWORD="root"
+
+echo "------------------------------------------------"
+echo "Running: ping -c 1 ${TARGET_IP}"
+echo "------------------------------------------------"
+ping -c 1 "${TARGET_IP}"
+
+# Add a clean newline space
+echo ""
+
+echo "------------------------------------------------"
+echo "Running: ssh root@${TARGET_IP} 'echo SSH connected successfully!; uname -a'"
+echo "------------------------------------------------"
+
+# Use env variable to avoid exposing password in process lists
+export SSHPASS="${PASSWORD}"
+
+sshpass -e ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null root@"${TARGET_IP}" 'echo "SSH connected successfully!"; uname -a'