Windows RS232 monitor

Does anyone know of a simple program to look at a PC's RS232 port? There are so many on Download.com, I don't know where to start.

I need one that will display each byte in it's binary form on the screen. (Many are ascii).

Doesn't need to communicate, just display the received data.

Thanks.

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mkr5000
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Go to the Resources page on our web site, the free utilities section, term232.exe

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Gary Peek

RealTerm can display hex.

Leon

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Leon

Portmon.

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miso

The term232.exe is exactly what I need, but it won't display binary....of course I could convert in my head....but it would be nice for this project to see the 0 and 1 at a glance.

Maybe such an animal doesn't exist.

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mkr5000

I missed that part, I was thinking hex was close enough. Well, I might just add that option the next time I update the program. Thanks for the idea.

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Gary Peek

None that I know of that display binary as "ones and zeros." Generally it's done in hex.

I use "Com" to do just this (imaginative name, indeed). The original website seems to have evaporated into the 'net, but it was offered by "TGL Micro" once upon a time

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There are still some links available to download trial versions, such as at

Once you're connected to the port, the "Setup" menu has an option to view binary. A popup window opens that shows the raw hex (both in- and out-bound), with an option to show ASCII and/or translate control characters.

I've used it for years, it's still my go-to app for serial comms. I guess the author just got tired of supporting it.

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Rich Webb     Norfolk, VA
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Rich Webb

Com will allow you to save as a *.bin file but views it in hex in realtime -- I'll just use a binary viewer.

Don't no why they didn't do that in the program.

Sure wish there was an all in one solution.

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mkr5000

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I've been using this for years. Does it all.

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ScadaEng

Do you know if the trial version will do the trick or do I need to fork out the 50 bucks (US). ?

Thanks.

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mkr5000

Nevermind I see the trial limitations -- nothing major -- looks good.

T H A N K S

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mkr5000

This is a great program.

Scadaeng, do you know if there's a way to slow down the display?

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mkr5000

I don't think you can.

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ScadaEng

Hey,

I apologize for my poor english, I am french, so I guess I will write with some mistakes... ;-)

I read your post about TGLMicro app, and I used this soft in trial mode. But, I tried to register it, but as you said the TGLMicro is down (I tried to call them, send mail, etc but I never got a respond).

Could you help me with this situation? I need this soft... In fact, I am an engineer (electronics) and I use this soft to communicate and download/transfer by Ymodem-G to a embedded Linux machine.

Thanks.

MONVILLE Thierry

=2E..To show you that this mail is not a junk, I wil also write in french :

Bonjour,

J'ai pu lire votre post concernant le software de TGLMicro : com7.6. J'ai tent=E9 de l'enregistrer mais malheureusement la soci=E9t=E9 TGLMicro semble avoir ferm=E9 ses portes.

Je vous demande un peu d'aide, pour que je puisse utiliser le software? J'ai besoin de ce soft... En fait, je suis =E9tudiant en =E9lectronique et j'utilise ce soft pour communiquer et downloader/ transf=E9rer par YModem-G =E0 un syst=E8me embarquer Linux.

D'avance merci,

MONVILLE Thierry

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tchairiz

Sorry, but that would require distributing my registration key in violation of the license agreement.

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Rich Webb     Norfolk, VA
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Rich Webb

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