EFM32 Gecko Starter Kit: Switch to LEUART0 as the default console

configs/efm32-g8xx-stk/README.txt

@@ -137,8 +137,15 @@ SERIAL CONSOLE
 
    Default Serial Console
    ----------------------
-   UART0 is configured as the default serial console at 115200 8N1
+   LEUART0 is configured as the default serial console at 2400 8N1
-   on pins PE0 and PE1.
+   on pins PD5 and PD4.  It certainly be possible to go to 4800 baud
+   and the documentation claims that 9600 baud is possible (although
+   I am not sure how).
+
+   It should also be possible to use UART0 is configured at 115200 8N1
+   on pins PE0 and PE1.  However, my attempts to use USART0 were
+   unsuccessful -- I see no activity on PE0 and PE1 and have not yet
+   figured out why that is.
 
    Communication through the Board Controller
    ------------------------------------------
@@ -218,9 +225,7 @@ CONFIGURATIONS
   nsh:
   ---
     Configures the NuttShell (nsh) located at apps/examples/nsh.  The
-    Configuration enables the serial interfaces on UART0.  Support for
+    Configuration enables the serial interfaces on LEUART0 at 2400 8N1.
-    built-in applications is enabled, but in the base configuration no
-    built-in applications are selected (see NOTES below).
 
     NOTES:
 

configs/efm32-g8xx-stk/nsh/defconfig

@@ -141,17 +141,29 @@ CONFIG_EFM32_HAVE_UART0=y
 CONFIG_EFM32_HAVE_LEUART1=y
 # CONFIG_EFM32_USART_ISUART is not set
 # CONFIG_EFM32_USART_ISSPI is not set
-CONFIG_EFM32_UART=y
+# CONFIG_EFM32_UART is not set
-# CONFIG_EFM32_LEUART is not set
+CONFIG_EFM32_LEUART=y
 # CONFIG_EFM32_DMA is not set
 # CONFIG_EFM32_USART0 is not set
 # CONFIG_EFM32_USART1 is not set
 # CONFIG_EFM32_USART2 is not set
-CONFIG_EFM32_UART0=y
+# CONFIG_EFM32_UART0 is not set
 # CONFIG_EFM32_UART1 is not set
-# CONFIG_EFM32_LEUART0 is not set
+CONFIG_EFM32_LEUART0=y
 # CONFIG_EFM32_LEUART1 is not set
 CONFIG_EFM32_GPIO_IRQ=y
+CONFIG_LEUART0_SERIAL_CONSOLE=y
+# CONFIG_NO_LEUART_SERIAL_CONSOLE is not set
+
+#
+# LEUART0 Configuration
+#
+CONFIG_LEUART0_RXBUFSIZE=64
+CONFIG_LEUART0_TXBUFSIZE=64
+CONFIG_LEUART0_BAUD=2400
+CONFIG_LEUART0_BITS=8
+CONFIG_LEUART0_PARITY=0
+CONFIG_LEUART0_2STOP=0
 
 #
 # Architecture Options
@@ -374,7 +386,7 @@ CONFIG_SERIAL=y
 # CONFIG_DEV_LOWCONSOLE is not set
 # CONFIG_16550_UART is not set
 # CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_UART is not set
-CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_UART0=y
+# CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_UART0 is not set
 # CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_UART1 is not set
 # CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_UART2 is not set
 # CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_UART3 is not set
@@ -394,7 +406,7 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_UART0=y
 # CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_USART6 is not set
 # CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_USART7 is not set
 # CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_USART8 is not set
-# CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_OTHER_UART is not set
+CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_OTHER_UART=y
 
 #
 # USART Configuration
@@ -402,21 +414,9 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_UART0=y
 CONFIG_MCU_SERIAL=y
 CONFIG_STANDARD_SERIAL=y
 # CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_SERIAL_TERMIOS is not set
-CONFIG_UART0_SERIAL_CONSOLE=y
+# CONFIG_UART0_SERIAL_CONSOLE is not set
-# CONFIG_OTHER_SERIAL_CONSOLE is not set
+CONFIG_OTHER_SERIAL_CONSOLE=y
 # CONFIG_NO_SERIAL_CONSOLE is not set
-
-#
-# UART0 Configuration
-#
-CONFIG_UART0_RXBUFSIZE=64
-CONFIG_UART0_TXBUFSIZE=64
-CONFIG_UART0_BAUD=115200
-CONFIG_UART0_BITS=8
-CONFIG_UART0_PARITY=0
-CONFIG_UART0_2STOP=0
-# CONFIG_UART0_IFLOWCONTROL is not set
-# CONFIG_UART0_OFLOWCONTROL is not set
 # CONFIG_SERIAL_IFLOWCONTROL is not set
 # CONFIG_SERIAL_OFLOWCONTROL is not set
 # CONFIG_USBDEV is not set