Questions tagged [serial]
Serial stands for doing things sequentially, one bit at a time.
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Arduino with HM-10 doesn't always receive the complete message that was sent [closed]
I am a beginner trying to communicate between an iPhone and an Arduino Uno.
I have an HM-10 BLE module device wired to my Arduino. I use it to send and receive messages from my iPhone. My Arduino runs ...
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PCI-e Serial Adapter RS-232/422/485 drivers
Excellent 2019 to each of you !
I bought the PEX4S232485 from StarTech couple of months ago to only have it mounted into a Debian Server (Stretch) today.
I confess I jump on that board without ...
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How can I use old MIDI devices with modern PCs?
I have a Yamaha PSR-550 keyboard. It was released in 2001 (it's as old as me!), and is equipped with MIDI ports:
How can I use the serial MIDI port (marked to host) with my modern PCs? (They don't ...
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Using an Rj45 to D9 RS232 Adaptor with a laptop to control an RS232 device
I've got an RJ45 to D9 RS232 Adapter that I want to use to control an RS232 device in the following config:
Laptop RJ45 Ethernet port -> Cat6 patch lead -> D9 RS232 adapter -> RS232 Device
Would ...
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Redirect serial console for ssh/minicom
I am working with an embedded Linux system using a USB serial port as the system console. When I am local to it, I simply use a USB cable to my PC and run PuTTY, giving me an interactive console ...
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Executing multiple commands over serial port with PuTTY with a .bat file with a delay between individual commands
send.bat:
plink -load test < commands.txt
(test is a saved session in putty)
commands.txt
echo set_zero
timeout /t 3 /nobreak >nul 2>&1
pause >nul 2>&1
echo set_a 65535
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How do i find out which Windows do i need?
I had to reinstall my laptop, and "luckily" my recovery disk is broken...
My laptop is too old to get help from the manufacturer or the seller, BUT i have the Windows serial key at the bottom of the ...
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screen a serial get could not find a PTY Error
I insert the serial-USB convertor into my Mac.
and under the /dev I find the tty.wchusbserial1410.
but when I use screen to connect it:
screen /dev/tty.wchusbserial1410 9600
there get error:
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Forward shell to serial on Linux
I'm trying to forward a shell to serial (USB to RS232) so I can use an old monochrome CRT terminal.
How can I forward a shell to a serial port so the other end can send commands & read output ...
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Splitting serial port output
I have a nurse call system that has output that connects to a paging transmitter. Works good right now. We put in a serial "Y" splitter so that we could receive the same data, but to another computer ...
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Can non IP data formats over cat5 / 6 (eg. RS232 etc..) damage an IP switch?
Can various data formats can be run over a cat5 / 6 cable with RJ45 ends.
These can include (not an exhaustive list)
HDbaseT
RS232 / RS485 (using an RJ45 to serial adaptor on the end)
POE Cat6 (...
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How does a machine interpret serial data from an external serial bus?
Most external buses (e.g. USB) transfer data in a serial manner. However, a machine like a PC needs to turn this into parallel data to interpret it? How does it do so?
Edit: If most computers operate ...
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Network between 2 routers - is it LAN or MAN or WAN?
We have two interfaces on two routers, which are connected with a serial cable. Both of the interfaces are in network 224.0.0.0/24. So one interface on the first router has IP address 224.0.0.1/24. ...
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Running batch commands through PuTTY serial connection
I have a sequence of commands which I use to update the firmware on my Linux machine. When I connect to the machine using a serial connection I can type the commands one-by-one and they work fine. I ...
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Connect Windows PC to remote Linux serial port
I have a remote Linux(Ubuntu) server with embedded device connected to the server's serial port. I have a Windows program to manage that embedded device. Is any way to share server's serial port via ...
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Emulating an hardware printer
I have an old machinery that does some analysis and print out the results on an Epson LX300, connected via a serial port 25 pin.
Is possible to connect this machinery to a computer in order to ...
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What is the difference between build id and serial number?
My serial number and build ID are completely different. Since my computer has been doing strange things (even after reset) what should I use to identify my desktop (HP) when I call support?
Moreover, ...
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USB to Serial Adapter
OS is Windows 7 home edition, with a Prolific USB to Serial adapter.
The issue is that after rebooting, Radio BOSS sends the command to the serial port adapter but the device does not recognize the ...
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Connecting two computers over serial
I have previously used my Arduinos to program other devices over serial by connecting the Arduino to my computer, grounding RES, and connecting the TX and RX pins on each device. This allows me to ...
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Serial port modem
I'm trying to send commands to my serial port, I have a modem on my USB and I can't connect with putty or minicom for send AT commands.
dmesg | grep tty
[265301.769187] usb 2-1: GSM modem (1-port) ...
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Is there a way to run rsync over a USB / serial connection through a terminal program.
I want to keep two directories in sync between my laptop (Ubuntu) and my PocketCHIP (Debian) which connects over USB serial.
I use cu to log in to the PocketCHIP, but is there a way to rsync between ...
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Why are USB ports sometimes referred to as serial ports and called COM?
As far as my understanding of computer ports goes,
A serial port is a 9 pin plug such as the one showed here and it is also called a COM port.
USB ports are a different standard from serial ports.
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Connect electric PAT tester via serial port
I have a fairly old portable appliance tester (Seaward Europa Plus), for which the only way to download data to a PC is a SR232 port.
I do have a SR232 to USB adapter, correctly installed and ...
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Difference between native port drivers and device drivers?
It occurred to me that I don't actually understand the difference between native port drivers (that is, the native serial/parallel/USB/etc. drivers on each OS) vs. external hardware-specific device ...
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Relationship of system serial drivers to RS-232
I am trying to strengthen my understanding of serial ports and device drivers.
I was told that the serial port standard, RS-232, defines the electrical characteristics and timing of serial port ...
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Visual Studio 2008 trial expired, how to insert serial?
How to enter serial to upgrade to professional?
Surely I have valid cd key on my case.
When I clicked that Upgrade button then just following This MS site
It didn't ask cd key when I installing it.
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Linux shell via serial console gives garbage output
I connect to a router running OpenWRT via serial port. All shell output is broken as shown here (missing symbols) and here (ls /dev/ output — escape sequences shown and overall mess). The interesting ...
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Linux/slattach - ip over serial
I trying to run TCP/IP Over Serial communication, as instructed:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5890505/socat-tunnel-ip-through-tty
I entered a command:
root# slattach -s 19200 -p slip /dev/...
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Make a phone number ring for some time using a 56KB modem
we have an old modem model US Robotics Sportster Flash and we'd need to use it to open a door in our organization, by making a phone call to an internal number (say, 101).
We are running on an Ubuntu ...
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Is it possible to send NUL across a serial line?
The ascii character "NUL"'s value is 0. Is it possible to send this character over a serial line without getting it interpreted as no data being sent?
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How computer identify if it is a usb or serial AND what port number to use
Why does external devices connector is in USB type A. But when connected to computer it is listed on com port or either on usb? How do computer I identify this?
Also, With regards to com port. Why do ...
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How to enable and use the serial terminal of a HP Microserver Gen9?
I have a HP ProLiant Microserver Gen9. It has HP ILO version 4, but the Java based Remote Console doesn't work reliably and I can't use it after the POST screen in the free version of ILO (asks me to ...
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Talking to a serial device - find out the language
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I have an RS232 console connected to a Raspberry Pi 3 via USB.
I can see that it in /dev/ttyUSB0
How can I talk to it without knowing what are the right commands? Is there even a way?
I ...
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PSoC 4 Ubuntu can't access
I'm currently experimenting with a PSoC 4 Prototyping Kit from Cypress. I've programmed the PSoC on my Windows machine and it is usable as expected, but I'm currently trying to access it via USB ...
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Display non-printing chars in terminal emulator on windows
On a windows PC I'd like to be able to find an approach to see incoming data on a serial port, as it comes in (i.e. rather than logging to a file and then converting and viewing the file after the ...
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Control Amplifier from Computer via RS232
I got a second hand Rotel RSX-1056 amplifier that I would like to control from my computer (because I don't have the remote).
The amplifier has a serial port (RS232) and on the web I was able to find ...
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Getting more information about the UART
On my desk I've got a BPC 5070. I installed Debian (8.4) on it and it's working fine.
I also need to read and write from the serial ports, so I wanted to make a test and installed minicom and started ...
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Using Keyboard Over UART In C.H.I.P
I have recently bought a C.H.I.P. and because it only has 1 USB port, I thought it would be nice if a USB Keyboard could be interfaced to C.H.I.P. through its UART port, with a USB - RS232 adapter. ...
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Alternatives to the V35 interface
I am trying to find an alternative for the legacy cables I am using.
I currently have a Cisco router connected to a DL 600 E (Multiplexer).
On the Cisco router there is a serial port.
On the ...
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Serial Port not found by MATLAB to communicate with Arduino
I'm just trying to know how to established serial communication between Arduino and MATLAB. From this tutorial I copied the code, but as for my PC use "Windows" I had to change my serial port name. ...
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Serial over USB 2.0. Is it really faster than standard serial? [closed]
A member of our scientific collaboration designed a data acquisition box with with 4 channels @ 1 kHz that synchronizes time with GPS. He uses USB 2.0 to have the box communicate with a computer, and ...
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serial port on vmware has overlapping error
I have a VMware and a card reader with USB as serial port . I want to forward a serial port on my windows( 8.1) to VMware (Ubuntu). But It shows me this error:
How can I use my com port on VMware.
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broken usb port , adapting serial to usb
Dell Inspiron running Vista sp2 has broken USB port; can I obtain an adapter to use off the 9 pin serial port that will convert to USB? If so, will it be reliable or slow compared to USB 2.0?
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Need to displace serial port across machines Linux and Windows
I have an app running on Linux (Ubuntu) that wants hardware attached to a serial port.
I want that hardware on a Windows machine (XP SP3) elsewhere on my LAN.
So, I need a serial port server on the ...
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Windows 7 Serial adapter non-admin
I have an old program (meaning I don't have the source) that uses a serial port. I use a USB to serial adapter for the hardware connection. This old program is expecting com port 1 to 8 that is set ...
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Is there a simple way to connect two computers over a serial connection [with USB interfaces?]
What I'd like to do is have a cable with two male USB ports, and somehow have this act as a serial (UART) connection between two computers. One idea I've thought of is as follows:
(USB -> Serial ...
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How can I allow two applications access to the same serial port
I need two application to run on the same serial port (/dev/ttyUSB0). One is a read-only monitor, while the other is an application that will read the data on the serial port and respond back.
How ...
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How to set up a reverse Telnet on Mac OS X
I am trying to set up a reverse Telnet (Telnet to COM) on Mac OS X 10.9.5 (Mavericks). The Mac is connected to a serial device. I have no problem accessing the serial device from the Mac using screen:
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Serialport doens't work correctly after ubuntu update?
I have a strange problem with my serial port. It seems that sth has changed after ubuntu actualizations and reboot.
przem@przem:~/Pulpit/bat/scripts$ python
Python 2.7.6 (default, Jun 22 2015, 17:58:...
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uTorrent .. How to Set Order in " Prioritize by file order "..?
This is cool feature to download TV serial....
But but i want to know how to set order ? If original order is wrong then ?
When you use feature " Prioritize by file order " then utorrent downloads ...
