Serial Terminal Programs

there are several utilities available for different os’s. some of the big ones are

Windows Options

• TeraTerm (more complex, lots of options… doesnt handle \r linefeeds very well)
• DecaTerm (recommended if your device mostly communicates in ascii, very easy to use)

Linux Options

• screen is a built in pts communication application that works pretty well

  • screen /dev/ttyS0 9600 would open up a terminal to /dev/ttyS0 device at 9600 baud

• cu is another built in nix utility for communicating with a subshell

  • cu -l /dev/ttyS0 -s 9600 would open up a terminal to /dev/ttyS0 device at 9600 baud

• minicom is a more robust application designed for port communication in linux. invoke with minicom and follow on screen menu system

• CuteCom a graphical cross platform serial terminal