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Serial Port Terminal - Toolbar

Toolbar delivers quick and convenient access to most commonly used tasks and commands and offers the following options:

  • New session

    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 port

    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.

  • Close port

    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

    Copy selected text to clipboard (in Terminal/Data view).

  • Edit mode

    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.

  • VT100 mode

    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 mode

    Data view displays sent/received data in both hexadecimal and ASCII format.

  • Echo

    Toggle command echo. If this option is enabled you may view everything you send and receive from remote end (in Terminal view only).

  • Send ASCII file

    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.

  • Receive ASCII file

    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.

  • Send via X-modem

    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.

  • Receive via X-modem

    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.

  • Help

    • User Manual

      Open user manual you are currently reading.

    • Homepage

      Visit Advanced Serial Port Terminal homepage (requires Internet connection).

    • Enter registration code

      Enter registration code to unlock the demo version. This code will be sent to you after you purchase a license.

    • About

      Get brief information about Advanced Serial Port Monitor (version/registration info etc.)

  • Add or remove buttons

    Specify which Toolbar buttons should be displayed.

Toolbar is a dockable, movable and resizable panel.