COM ports. Baud rate. Flow control. Tx. Rx. These are all words that get thrown around a lot when working with electronics, especially microcontrollers. For someone who isn't familiar with these terms and the context in which they are used, they can be confusing at times. This tutorial is here to help you understand what these terms mean and how they form the larger picture that is serial communication over a terminal.
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Serial Terminal Overview
In short, serial terminal programs make working with microcontrollers that much simpler. They allow you to see data sent to and from your microcontroller, and that data can be used for a number of reasons including troubleshooting/debugging, communication testing, calibrating sensors, configuring modules, and data monitoring. Once you have learned the ins and outs of a terminal application, it can be a very powerful tool in your electronics and programming arsenal.
Covered in this Tutorial
There are lots of different terminal programs out there, and they all have their pros and cons. In this tutorial we will discuss what a terminal is, which terminal programs are best suited for certain situations and operating systems, and how to configure and use each program.
Suggested Reading
You should be familiar with these topics before diving into this tutorial. If you need a refresher, feel free to pop on over to these links. We'll be right here waiting.
Tera Term is a free and open source terminal emulator software app filed under ssh/telnet clients and made available by TeraTerm Project for Windows.
The review for Tera Term has not been completed yet, but it was tested by an editor here on a PC.
If you would like to submit a review of this software download, we welcome your input and encourage you to submit us something!
A free terminal emulation app:
Tera Term (rarely TeraTerm) is an open-source, free, software implemented, terminal emulator (communications) program. It emulates different types of computer terminals, from DEC VT100 to DEC VT382. It supports telnet, SSH 1 & 2 and serial port connections. It also has a built-in macro scripting language and a few other useful plugins.
Compatibility and license
This download is licensed as freeware for the Windows (32-bit and 64-bit) operating system on a laptop or desktop PC from ssh/telnet clients without restrictions. Tera Term 4.102 is available to all software users as a free download (Freeware).
Compatibility with this terminal emulator software may vary, but will generally run fine under Microsoft Windows 10, 8, 8.1, 7, Vista and XP on either a 32-bit or 64-bit setup. A separate x64 version may be available from TeraTerm Project.
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The Kermit Project is cancelled effective 1 July 2011There will not be a new release of Kermit 95 from the Kermit Project atColumbia University and technical support is no longer available as of June30th. See the announcement HERE. Singlecopies of Kermit 95 will continue be available from retail sources suchas Amazon.com and e-academy (see buttons above). Bulk licenses can beordered (without technical support) from Columbia UniversityTechnology Ventures. The source code has beenreleased with the Open SourceSimplified BSD License, except for anymodules containing code that is proprietary to other companies.
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Kermit 95: Internet and serialcommunications for Microsoft Windows® 95,Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT (4.0 andlater), Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003,Windows Vista, Windows 7, IBM OS/2, and (with someeffort) Windows Embedded Standard from the Kermit Project at Columbia University, offers youtext-based terminal connections to Unix, VMS, and many other kinds of hosts,allowing you to interact directly with their shells and applications, totransfer files, and, if desired, to automate interactions and file transferswith its built-in platform- and transport-independent scripting language.
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What sets Kermit 95 apart from other Windows communications packages?Its unique combination of security options, connection methods, protocols,character-sets, customizability, and scriptability, plus the sheer number andaccuracy of its terminal emulations. And we don't only 'do Windows' -- wealso provide compatible software for Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, AIX,HP-UX, VMS, and lots of other platforms. Learnthe Kermit command and scripting language once, use it on many kinds ofconnections and on many kinds of computers and operating systems:past, present, and future.
Kermit 95 is used all over the world in the academic, government,corporate, and nonprofit sectors.In the private sector, K95 is a favorite of consultants, systemintegrators, and makers of high-tech equipment, who bundle it with theirproducts or services. In the health-care industry, it's widely used forinsurance claim submission as well as in hospital information systems,laboratories, and medical devices; in the retail market, it's used forinventory, POS, and EDI applications; in libraries for catalog access andback-office work; in any large organization, it's a handy network monitoringand management tool. It's popular internationally for its comprehensivecharacter-set support. In every sector, its security features make it idealfor remote maintenance of secure websites and for any critical or sensitivetext-based applications -- as well as for such simple tasks as reading your e-mail withoutcatching a virus.
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Kermit 95 is Year-2000 readyand Euro compatible. It has two major components:
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Beginning with Version 2.0, the connection engine comes in two forms:Graphical User Interface (GUI), K95G.EXE(Windows only, notOS/2), and Console, K95.EXE. Previous releases were availableonly in a Console version. For a detailed description of the new GUI version,CLICK HERE.
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