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#### Supported software features
-| Software feature | Configuration variable | Configuration values | Default value | Supported machines |
-|:----------------------|:----------------------------|:---------------------|:--------------|:-----------------------|
-| ON-TARGET DEVELOPMENT | EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES_append | tools-sdk | | ethanolx (milan, rome) |
-| ON-TARGET DEBUGGING | EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES_append | tools-debug | | ethanolx (milan, rome) |
-| ON-TARGET PROFILING | EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES_append | tools-profile | | ethanolx (milan, rome) |
-| RT KERNEL | RT_KERNEL_AMD | yes, no | no | ethanolx (milan, rome) |
+| Software feature | Configuration variable | Configuration values | Default value | Supported machines |
+|:----------------------|:----------------------------|:---------------------|:--------------|:--------------------------------|
+| ON-TARGET DEVELOPMENT | EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES_append | tools-sdk | | ethanolx (milan, rome), vermeer |
+| ON-TARGET DEBUGGING | EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES_append | tools-debug | | ethanolx (milan, rome), vermeer |
+| ON-TARGET PROFILING | EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES_append | tools-profile | | ethanolx (milan, rome), vermeer |
+| RT KERNEL | RT_KERNEL_AMD | yes, no | no | ethanolx (milan, rome), vermeer |
#### Example configuration in local.conf
```sh
@@ -55,6 +55,32 @@ EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES_append = " tools-profile"
RT_KERNEL_AMD = "yes"
```
+Furthermore, the `vermeer` platform does not have an on-board RS232
+serial port. Therefore, the graphical console is enabled on this
+machine by default and the user is required to interact with the
+machine using a display device plugged into a dGPU connected via the
+PCIe slot.
+
+In case the user does not have a dGPU, and wants to interact with the
+machine over the RS232 serial interface, the user needs to have an
+`LPC to UART Adapter` module plugged into the LPC header on the
+motherboard.
+
+Using a serial cable connected between the host machine's RS232 port
+and this module, the user will be able to interact with the machine
+using the serial interface, but will still not be able to install the
+OS to a harddrive using the serial interface. For that, the graphical
+console has to be disabled. In order to achieve that, add the
+following to the `local.conf` and rebuild an image.
+
+```sh
+MACHINE_FEATURES_remove = "screen-console"
+```
+
+The resulting image will have no graphical console support and will
+only have the serial console support. After this, the user will also
+be able to install the OS to a harddrive using the serial interface.
+
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