diff --git a/services/llio/src/api.rs b/services/llio/src/api.rs
index 42523c6f7..b9b473e6e 100644
--- a/services/llio/src/api.rs
+++ b/services/llio/src/api.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 /////////////////////// UART TYPE
+#[allow(dead_code)]  // we actually use this constant, but clippy insists that we don't
+pub(crate) const BOOT_UART: u32 = UartType::Log as u32;
+
 #[derive(Debug, rkyv::Archive, rkyv::Serialize, rkyv::Deserialize)]
 pub enum UartType {
-    Kernel,
-    Log,
-    Application,
-    Invalid,
+    Kernel = 0,
+    Log = 1,
+    Application = 2,
+    Invalid = 3,
 }
 // from/to for Xous messages
 impl From<usize> for UartType {
diff --git a/services/llio/src/lib.rs b/services/llio/src/lib.rs
index 4a0d6ebbe..e19934e87 100644
--- a/services/llio/src/lib.rs
+++ b/services/llio/src/lib.rs
@@ -526,6 +526,12 @@ impl Llio {
     pub fn debug_usb_unlocked(&self) -> Result<bool, xous::Error> {
         Ok(true) // for now, always return true, because we don't have the hardware yet to lock out debug USB
     }
+    pub fn set_uart_mux(&self, setting: UartType) -> Result<(), xous::Error> {
+        let arg = setting.into();
+        send_message(self.conn,
+            Message::new_scalar(Opcode::UartMux.to_usize().unwrap(), arg, 0, 0, 0)
+        ).map(|_| ())
+    }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/services/llio/src/main.rs b/services/llio/src/main.rs
index 5e8edffd3..4b87ef533 100644
--- a/services/llio/src/main.rs
+++ b/services/llio/src/main.rs
@@ -17,15 +17,6 @@ use xous::{CID, msg_scalar_unpack, msg_blocking_scalar_unpack};
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "none")]
 mod implementation {
-    // Encodes the currently valid mux values for the SoC UART hardware
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
-    enum UartMux {
-        Kernel = 0,
-        Log = 1,
-        App = 2,
-    }
-    const BOOT_UART: u32 = UartMux::Log as u32;
-
     use crate::api::*;
     use log::{error, info};
     use utralib::generated::*;
@@ -118,7 +109,7 @@ mod implementation {
         .expect("couldn't map GPIO CSR range");
         let mut gpio_csr = CSR::new(gpio_base.as_mut_ptr() as *mut u32);
         // setup the initial logging output
-        gpio_csr.wfo(utra::gpio::UARTSEL_UARTSEL, BOOT_UART);
+        gpio_csr.wfo(utra::gpio::UARTSEL_UARTSEL, crate::api::BOOT_UART);
 
         gpio_base.as_mut_ptr() as *mut u32
     }
diff --git a/services/shellchat/src/cmds.rs b/services/shellchat/src/cmds.rs
index c893ff81d..d61161e35 100644
--- a/services/shellchat/src/cmds.rs
+++ b/services/shellchat/src/cmds.rs
@@ -94,9 +94,10 @@ mod ecup;     use ecup::*;
 mod aes;      use aes::*;
 mod trng_cmd; use trng_cmd::*;
 mod engine;   use engine::*;
+mod console;  use console::*;
 
-mod fcc;      use fcc::*;
-mod pds; // dependency of the FCC file
+//mod fcc;      use fcc::*;
+//mod pds; // dependency of the FCC file
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct CmdEnv {
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ pub struct CmdEnv {
     trng_cmd: TrngCmd,
     engine_cmd: Engine,
 
-    fcc_cmd: Fcc,
+    //fcc_cmd: Fcc,
 }
 impl CmdEnv {
     pub fn new(xns: &xous_names::XousNames) -> CmdEnv {
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ impl CmdEnv {
             trng: trng::Trng::new(&xns).unwrap(),
             xns: xous_names::XousNames::new().unwrap(),
         };
-        let fcc = Fcc::new(&mut common);
+        //let fcc = Fcc::new(&mut common);
         let sha = Sha::new(&xns, &mut common);
         let aes = Aes::new(&xns, &mut common);
         let ecup = EcUpdate::new(&mut common);
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ impl CmdEnv {
             trng_cmd: TrngCmd::new(),
             engine_cmd: engine,
 
-            fcc_cmd: fcc,
+            //fcc_cmd: fcc,
         }
     }
 
@@ -176,6 +177,7 @@ impl CmdEnv {
         let mut ver_cmd = Ver{};
         let mut backlight_cmd = Backlight{};
         let mut accel_cmd = Accel{};
+        let mut console_cmd = Console{};
         let commands: &mut [& mut dyn ShellCmdApi] = &mut [
             ///// 4. add your command to this array, so that it can be looked up and dispatched
             &mut echo_cmd,
@@ -195,8 +197,9 @@ impl CmdEnv {
             &mut self.aes_cmd,
             &mut self.trng_cmd,
             &mut self.engine_cmd,
+            &mut console_cmd,
 
-            &mut self.fcc_cmd,
+            //&mut self.fcc_cmd,
         ];
 
         if let Some(cmdline) = maybe_cmdline {
diff --git a/services/shellchat/src/cmds/console.rs b/services/shellchat/src/cmds/console.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db9554d73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/shellchat/src/cmds/console.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+use crate::{ShellCmdApi, CommonEnv};
+use xous_ipc::String;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Console {
+}
+
+impl<'a> ShellCmdApi<'a> for Console {
+    cmd_api!(console); // inserts boilerplate for command API
+
+    fn process(&mut self, args: String::<1024>, env: &mut CommonEnv) -> Result<Option<String::<1024>>, xous::Error> {
+        use core::fmt::Write;
+        let mut ret = String::<1024>::new();
+        let helpstring = "Serial console options: kernel, log, app";
+
+        let mut tokens = args.as_str().unwrap().split(' ');
+
+        if let Some(sub_cmd) = tokens.next() {
+            match sub_cmd {
+                "kernel" => {
+                    env.llio.set_uart_mux(llio::UartType::Kernel).unwrap();
+                    write!(ret, "kernel -> serial console").unwrap();
+                }
+                "log" => {
+                    env.llio.set_uart_mux(llio::UartType::Log).unwrap();
+                    write!(ret, "log -> serial console").unwrap();
+                }
+                "app" => {
+                    env.llio.set_uart_mux(llio::UartType::Application).unwrap();
+                    write!(ret, "app -> serial console").unwrap();
+                }
+                _ => {
+                    write!(ret, "{}", helpstring).unwrap();
+                }
+            }
+
+        } else {
+            write!(ret, "{}", helpstring).unwrap();
+        }
+        Ok(Some(ret))
+    }
+}