RS232 Communications Program

[Sputnik]

Recently, as part of a larger project, have serially connected 2 computers and done some simple communications using Hyper Terminal. I would like to know if anyone knows or has simple communication programs (ie. type text here and it appears there) where I could learn and develop into my own.

Thanks
Sputnik :idea:

 

[hill]

Try TeraTerm. The source is provided. I don't have the link now but I think a Google search would get you to the correct direction...

 

[checkmate]

I don't quite get what you want. If you need a hyperterminal replacement for debugging, I use https://bray.velenje.cx/avr/terminal/. Or you can always choose from any of the serial port sniffers, or maybe virtual serial ports for development.
If you want to design your own interface, then it's a matter of interfacing the serial port thru programming.

 

[Sputnik]

You are familiar with MSN Messenger? Well, that's what I'm aiming for, except through serial port and not TCP/IP internet connection.

Sputnik :idea:

 

[SAR]

Use Realterm. It's excellent and FREE!

Realterm is a terminal program specially designed for capturing, controlling and debugging binary and other difficult data streams. It is far better for debugging comms than Hyperterminal. It has no support for dialing modems, BBS etc - that is what hyperterminal does.

http://realterm.sourceforge.net/

About 980KB zip file

 

[IanP]

Another one is:

Advanced Serial Port Monitor - serial communications tool

from: www.kmint21.com/serial-port-monitor/

 

[isuranja]

I hope you can get an idea from this,

 

[Sputnik]

Thanks, but I have another problem, the Visual Basic version I have is VB6 Learning, which doesn't support the mscomm32 control. I can't tell it to add it, cause when I do and try to use it, it tells me I don't have the required licence information to use it in the design environment. Is there anything I can do, or do I have to buy VB6 Pro or Enterprise.

Sputnik :idea:

 

[isuranja]

There is minimum facilities in VB learing edition so I think you have use VB 6.0 pro or Enterprise.Or search online help in "misrosoft.com" web site.

 

[banh]

can i ask, normally a com port once opened is belong to a certain applicattion, so other programs cannot obtain it until the port is released....

what kind of program that can monitor the port even though it's opened by another program? serial port sniffer & analyzer can do it?