Serial Port Monitoring Software
April 26, 2007
Well, for one, I got the Honda Music Link passing audio. Yes, it’s working. However, not in all modes… and I came across a case where the data I was keying off of — the checksum of the packets — has a collision. So I need to find a different way to do it all.
That said, I need some help. Can any of you point me to software which will open a serial port, listen to data, and allow me to send things in hex? Eltima Serial Port Monitor works great, but the trial has expired and the software is $70! That’s… a lot for just hobby uses.
Thank you. :)
I’ve used HHD’s sw in the past and its worked fine.
http://www.hhdsoftware.com/Family/serial-monitor.html
That’s the one which, for some reason, just wouldn’t work for me. And I don’t know why. :(
That’s the one which, for some reason, just wouldn’t work for me. And I don’t know why. :(
I’ve used HHD’s sw in the past and its worked fine.
http://www.hhdsoftware.com/Family/serial-monitor.html
i call it hyper terminal.
try sending the appropriate control characters.
Can you make it display each byte as hex instead of ASCII?
use a binary editor to make your test script. send this file via HT. collect returned characters in new log file. open results in binary editor. it’s free. it’s annoying. it generally works if you don’t kill HT first.
Gur, yeah. I was afraid of that. I should just learn enough perl to make a simple command line thing.
Gur, yeah. I was afraid of that. I should just learn enough perl to make a simple command line thing.
use a binary editor to make your test script. send this file via HT. collect returned characters in new log file. open results in binary editor. it’s free. it’s annoying. it generally works if you don’t kill HT first.
Can you make it display each byte as hex instead of ASCII?
i call it hyper terminal.
try sending the appropriate control characters.
http://www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/~albrecht/sw/terminal/
this saved my life a few times (ok, not really… but almost)
Thank you. That’s quite handy and will do 80% of what I need. The ability to send hex would be really great as well, but the only time I need that is when testing that the structure of my app is working.
After that, and actually watching the device talking back and forth with the car, a just need a hex dump exactly like that. Thanks!
(This weekend I’m going to give in and actually make a dedicated dev board for the project, with the level shifter, parasite power and all on it. I’m sick of having four boards balanced around the car when trying to sort out the different modes.
Thank you. That’s quite handy and will do 80% of what I need. The ability to send hex would be really great as well, but the only time I need that is when testing that the structure of my app is working.
After that, and actually watching the device talking back and forth with the car, a just need a hex dump exactly like that. Thanks!
(This weekend I’m going to give in and actually make a dedicated dev board for the project, with the level shifter, parasite power and all on it. I’m sick of having four boards balanced around the car when trying to sort out the different modes.
And even better, I’m sure I can run two copies at once.
(I should expand this to multiple ports in one app, since I’m using the RX lines of two separate ports as a makeshift sniffer.
And even better, I’m sure I can run two copies at once.
(I should expand this to multiple ports in one app, since I’m using the RX lines of two separate ports as a makeshift sniffer.
Oh no… It’s gone! I didn’t download it over the weekend and the site is actually gone.
Is there any way you could send me the binary for it?
Ah, never mind… Google helped me find copies of it. I’ve got it mirrored at http://nuxx.net/files/hmliberator now
http://www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/~albrecht/sw/terminal/
this saved my life a few times (ok, not really… but almost)