Toolbar delivers quick and convenient access to most commonly used tasks and commands and offers the following options:
This menu item opens new session dialog window where you may specify new connection settings (baudrate, parity etc.), save chosen settings into file, load/delete previously saved sessions, etc.
"Open port at once" checkbox allows to automatically open the port at session start.
In case you would like to preserve currently selected settings to be able to open them at the next time, please, click "Default" button.
If no free serial ports are available to create new session you will get a warning message.
Open serial port for the current active session to be able to work with it. By default, serial port is closed however you may change this behavior in the "New session" dialog window by enabling "Open port at once" option.
In order to close communication port for the currently active session, please, select this menu item. "Close port" item will be inaccessible (grayed out) if session's communication port is already closed or hasn't been open yet.
Copy selected text to clipboard (in Terminal/Data view).
This button allows you to switch to "Edit mode" which allows to type in and send communication data directly in Terminal/Data window. Everything that you type will be send straightaway to remote end, however, in order to send the control characters, you must type them in Send panel. In addition, Edit mode (unlike other modes) provides convenient way to separate incoming and outgoing data by specifying different colors in "Preferences" dialog.
This Toolbar button allows you to switch to VT100 virtual terminal emulation mode which is used to connect to remote computer using serial line.
Data view displays sent/received data in both hexadecimal and ASCII format.
Toggle command echo. If this option is enabled you may view everything you send and receive from remote end (in Terminal view only).
Open file selection dialog window to select text file to send over serial line. Remote serial port end must have a device or an application, capable of receiving the data.
Open "Save as" dialog window to select text file to store the data sent over serial line. Remote serial port end must be able to send the data.
Opens a dialog to select the file for sending binary data over serial line using X-modem protocol. Remote serial port end must be capable of receiving the data via X-modem protocol.
Open "Save as" dialog window to select file to store the data sent over serial line using X-modem protocol. Remote serial port end must be able to send binary data via X-modem protocol.
Open user manual you are currently reading.
Visit Advanced Serial Port Terminal homepage (requires Internet connection).
Enter registration code to unlock the demo version. This code will be sent to you after you purchase a license.
Get brief information about Advanced Serial Port Monitor (version/registration info etc.)
Specify which Toolbar buttons should be displayed.
Toolbar is a dockable, movable and resizable panel.