Can’t save the output of minicom into a file
Did you try to start minicom as minicom -C capturefile Unless i got something wrong, it should start to capture incoming data immediately.
serial-port
What’s a good, free serial port monitor for reverse-engineering? [closed]
I hear a lot of good things about com0com, which is a software port emulator. You can “connect” a physical serial port through it, so that your software uses the (monitored) virtual port, and forwards all traffic to/from a physical port. I haven’t used it myself, but I’ve seen it recommended here on SO a … Read more
Sysinternals’ Portmon: Error 2
Sysinternals’ Portmon works only on 32-bit versions of Windows. It does not support 64-bit (probably its driver is not signed). From the Portmon homepage: Runs on: Client: Windows XP (32-bit) and higher (32-bit). Server: Windows Server 2003 (32-bit) and higher (32-bit).
How to send characters in PuTTY serial communication only when pressing enter?
The settings you need are “Local echo” and “Line editing” under the “Terminal” category on the left. To get the characters to display on the screen as you enter them, set “Local echo” to “Force on”. To get the terminal to not send the command until you press Enter, set “Local line editing” to “Force … Read more
What is the difference between DTR/DSR and RTS/CTS flow control?
DTR – Data Terminal Ready DSR – Data Set Ready RTS – Request To Send CTS – Clear To Send There are multiple ways of doing things because there were never any protocols built into the standards. You use whatever ad-hoc “standard” your equipment implements. Just based on the names, RTS/CTS would seem to be … Read more