You just need the exe file for this… PetesSerialTerminal.EXE if it is still around anywhere and note that Windows XP is not supported. I’m providing this freely just because I’ve no reason not to but without support. it’ll still be there after you blow up your serial port and have to reboot the computer.ĭisclaimer: if any of the above or the use of the terminal breaks your computer, it’s not my fault. Whatever you type in the left window is non-volatile, i.e. Oh and you can save the left panel into a file if you want. Also you can define up to 10 pages of info (Notepads) and send that – in addition you have up to 9 presets – handy for initialisation sequences. You can send all of that out the serial line – or just a selected area or indeed whatever is in your clipboard. In the simplest case you set up the serial port you want, ensure it’s set to the right baud rate, select “serial – open” and you’re all set (I’m assuming you have an FTDI or similar on your USB lead, talking to the serial on the ESP8266 device. The most important bits are the two big windows – on the left is the area you type in – multi line – and on the right is the output from the serial line – i.e.

So above right you should see the editor. For reasons beyond me the original article on my serial terminal, originally put together when I was messing with LUA, has disappeared from the blog entirely – and so here’s a quickly updated version but this is no longer developed as I use YAT which is GREAT.

Macintosh serial terminal program