Serial Port Monitor How-To Guide97

Serial Port Monitor is a powerful and easy-to-use software tool for monitoring, logging, and analyzing serial port activity. It can be used to troubleshoot hardware issues, debug software, and capture data from serial devices. In this tutorial, we will show you how to use Serial Port Monitor to monitor serial port activity on your computer.

Installing Serial Port Monitor

The first step is to install Serial Port Monitor on your computer. You can download the latest version of the software from the Eltima Software website. Once you have downloaded the software, double-click on the installer file and follow the on-screen instructions.

Configuring Serial Port Monitor

Once you have installed Serial Port Monitor, you can launch it by double-clicking on the icon on your desktop. The main window of the program will appear. To start monitoring a serial port, click on the "Add Port" button in the toolbar. A dialog box will appear where you can select the serial port that you want to monitor.

In the "Port Settings" tab, you can specify the following settings:* Port: The serial port that you want to monitor.
* Baud rate: The speed at which data is transmitted and received.
* Data bits: The number of data bits per character.
* Stop bits: The number of stop bits per character.
* Parity: The parity checking method.

In the "Logging" tab, you can specify the following settings:* Log file: The file where the serial port activity will be logged.
* Log level: The level of detail that will be logged.
* Timestamp format: The format of the timestamps that will be included in the log file.

In the "Filtering" tab, you can specify the following settings:* Filter rules: The rules that will be used to filter the serial port activity.
* Filter actions: The actions that will be taken when a filter rule is matched.

Monitoring Serial Port Activity

Once you have configured Serial Port Monitor, you can start monitoring serial port activity by clicking on the "Start" button in the toolbar. The program will start monitoring the selected serial port and display the data in the main window. The data will be displayed in a hexadecimal and ASCII format.

You can use the following controls to navigate through the data:* Zoom in: Zoom in on the data.
* Zoom out: Zoom out on the data.
* Pan: Pan the data.
* Find: Find a specific string in the data.

Saving and Loading Serial Port Logs

You can save the serial port activity to a log file by clicking on the "Save" button in the toolbar. The log file will be saved in the format that you specified in the "Logging" tab. You can also load a previously saved log file by clicking on the "Load" button in the toolbar.

Conclusion

Serial Port Monitor is a powerful and easy-to-use software tool for monitoring, logging, and analyzing serial port activity. It can be used to troubleshoot hardware issues, debug software, and capture data from serial devices. In this tutorial, we have shown you how to use Serial Port Monitor to monitor serial port activity on your computer.

2024-11-21

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