> Complete documentation index: [llms.txt](/llms.txt). Markdown versions of all pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs.

# Binho Nova: Setup

> Connect the Binho Nova over USB-C as a CDC serial port, read its status LED, and check that the computer sees it with the binho Python package.

:::note
The Nova is Binho's first-generation adapter. It is still sold and supported, with its own software: [Mission Control 2](/software/legacy/mission-control-2/) and the `binho` Python package. Mission Control 3 and PyCosmicSDK do not support the Nova.

:::

## Connection to the Host PC

Connect the Nova's USB Type-C port to the computer with the supplied USB Type-C to Type-A cable. The Nova is powered from USB (5 V, 200 mA). It is a USB 2.0 Full-Speed device (12 Mbps).

The Nova is a USB serial device (CDC): a COM port on Windows, `/dev/ttyACM*` on Linux, `/dev/cu.usbmodem*` on macOS. Windows 10 and later, macOS and Linux include the driver. On Linux, add the current user to the serial group, usually `dialout`, as described in [Solving USB Connection Issues on Linux](/support/troubleshooting/solving-usb-connection-issues-on-linux/).

At power-up the status LED is yellow: the Nova is waiting for its COM port to be opened. Once an application opens the port, the LED turns blue.

### Check that the computer sees it

Install the Nova Python package and list the connected Novas:

```sh
pip install binho
binho info
```

`binho info` prints each Nova's serial number, COM port and firmware version, and says if a Nova is in bootloader or DAPLink mode. See [Nova SDK](/software/legacy/nova-sdk/).

## Connection to the Test Circuit

The Nova has an integrated wire harness that ends in a 1.27 mm pitch 2×5 IDC connector: 5 signal pins, one 3.3 V pin, one VUSB pin and 3 GND pins. Plug it into the supplied breadboard breakout to reach the pins with 2.54 mm jumper wires.

![Binho Nova pinout diagram](/files/Nova_Pinout.png)

* All signals use **3.3 V logic**. The Nova has no adjustable target voltage; level-shift if the board runs at another voltage.
* The 3V3 and VUSB pins can power a small target. The whole Nova draws at most 1 W from USB.
* Always connect ground between the Nova and the device under test.

For what each pin can do in each mode, see the [Pinout Guide](/hardware/nova/reference/#pinout-guide).

## First Steps

* **Without code:** install [Mission Control 2](/software/legacy/mission-control-2/) and connect to the Nova from its device list.
* **From Python:** `pip install binho`, then follow the [Nova SDK](/software/legacy/nova-sdk/) page.