Serial Monitor Extended (beta)I proudly present the 'Serial Monitor Extended' application to you. When I started working with Arduino, I wasn't satisfied with the overall options of the official Serial Monitor, so I decided to write my own.
The interface is quite similar to Arduino IDE's own Serial Monitor, but with some tweaks.This is a work in progress, so expect to see improvements and new features in the future.
Download Now! - Links: http://blog.refoua.me/post/serial-monitor-extended/Please do NOT mirror at all!
Features:
Extended Serial Monitor
- TNP USB to VGA/DVI/HDMI External Video Graphics Adapter Converter Card for Dual Multi Display Monitor Setup Multiple Extended Desktop Screen Connector for Windows Mac PC Desktop Laptop Notebook. 4.3 out of 5 stars 72.
- The serial monitor from the arduino IDE does not support everything. I recommend for a nearly full support PuTTY for Windows user. How to install Arduino libraries. For information on installing libraries, see the Guide 'Installing Additional Arduino Libraries'.
- - Auto Close: Using the 'Keep Open' option you can decide whether to keep the port open, or open it ONLy when sending data.
- - Better Status: Now you can actually see if you are connected to a specified port or not, visible at the top of the form.
- - Easy Port Switch: Now you can also easily change the port, without closing the window to change it from the toolbar. You don't even need to close the port to change it!
(Note: To change the port, click on the 'Port COMx is OPEN/CLOSED.')
After install connect the monitor - if monitor still doesn't work (like in my situation), reboot laptop again and leave the monitor on & connect to laptop. Monitor must work after this at Welcome screen moment. If it doesn't work yet - try standard fn+F1 combination (it must work already after all that you've done before).
- - Name Friendly: You can now see what port you are actually connecting to, rather seeing a number. (This is useful for non-Arduino chips and clones, Arduino already shows you what Arduino device are you connected to.)
- - Error Messages: This app will show you a clear and easy-to-understand error message, if anything goes wrong.
- - Line Ending: The line ending selection is now easier, and prettier.
Known Issues:This is a beta version and may have some problems. One known issue is that the app may freeze if you select a wrong baud rate for now. Don't worry, I will fix it soon.
To-do:I will implement these features in the future:1. Serial to Mouse, Keyboard, Midi controller bridge.(Cool, isn't it? :D I'm working on it)2. Disable Auto-Reset by software.I know that many people are sometimes annoyed by the arduino's auto-reset on opening a new connections. While there are hardware solutions available,I have written a small function to disable the DTR pin while transmitting data. I'll merge that code into Serial Monitor Extended soon.3. Serial to TCP connectionThis can be a replacement to setups like Node.JS, a stand-alone easier app. The difference is that you can use the monitor and the network at the same time!4. Support for Hyper Terminal's Cursor control escape characters.5. Terminal Color Support (+Easy Arduino Library)6. Log for sent data, also a history list to automatically re-enter the previous sent data Can't pretend it never happened.
Windows Serial Monitor
Misc. Notes:I hope you like this software. 'Serial Monitor Extended' is a free, and open-source app written by me ([email protected]). The source-code is written in C# and will be soon available in GitHub, for enthusiastic people.
Serial Monitor Windows 10
Please use and share your opinion!Post your feedback here: http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=395463.0 Sqliteflow.