Serial Port Monitor

Monitor & analyze
serial port activity

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Client: Jon Kinne

"Without the Serial Port Monitor from Eltima, I would not have been able to easily and quickly see the operation of the several serial ports carrying data to the navigation program..."

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Build Info
File size:
3.45Mb
Latest build:
4.0.2.281
Release date:
13th March, 2007
Build compiled:
12th February, 2008
Compatible with:
 
 
 
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serial port monitoring - rs232 port monitor

Monitor all data exchange between Windows applications and serial ports

Serial Port Monitor is a powerful system utility that enables you to explore the way the operating system works by monitoring how applications use ports, and to track down problems in system or application configurations and processes.

Among its key advantages are advanced filtering, search and representation capabilities, as well as a user-friendly interface. Serial Port Monitor is the ultimate choice for those who need real power for handling serial ports.

Note: Now Eltima Software offers two types of licensing policy: Standard and Professional editions of Serial Port Monitor.

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Using Serial Port Monitor you can:

Select the handiest mode for viewing captured data

Using Serial Port Monitor, you can switch to a suitable view mode: table, line, terminal or dump. Sometimes you may want to use different view modes in order to get more comprehensive information.

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Use captured data more efficiently

You don't have to be an advanced programmer to benefit from the advantages offered by Serial Port Monitor, because its user friendly and designed with simplicity in mind. Since all intercepted data is automatically stored, you don't have to worry about saving it manually. Also, Serial Port Monitor features configuration of stop bits, flow control, parity control, etc.

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Send data in various formats (PRO version only)

Serial Port Monitor allows you to send textual, octal, binary, decimal, hexadecimal or mixed data. You can modify the type of data sent, change serial port settings, and select monitoring filters as needed.


Full features list:

  • Start/stop monitoring of the serial port which is already opened by other application (available in Professional Edition only)
  • Serial Port Monitor is completely compatible with Windows Vista/7 (both x32 and x 64)
  • Serial Port Monitor and all of its internal drivers are digitally signed
  • Any number of serial ports can be monitored simultaneously
  • Supports all COM-port types: standard on-board ports, extension board ports, software-based virtual COM ports, bluetooth serial ports, USB to SERIAL cradles, etc
  • Data transmission monitoring and logging
  • Advanced send dialog: easily send various types of data, apply aliases for faster typing and automation, send files and loop functions and commands, change serial port parameters on-the-fly (available in Professional Edition only)
  • Real-time data capturing
  • Various monitoring visualizers: table view, line view, dump view, terminal view
  • Incoming and outgoing data streams logging
  • Multi-colored commands display in table view
  • Any software/hardware that works with a serial port can be monitored
  • Intercept and record all serial input/output control codes (IOCTLs), tracking their full details and parameters
  • Customizable monitoring session logging (several timestamp formats, different scale of notation, customizable logging string length etc.)
  • Convenient and flexible monitoring session's management: saving and loading all monitored data, exporting and redirecting to file functions
  • Monitoring session exporting (HTML, ASCII text, UNICODE text, Exсel CSV) and automatic redirection to file (Serial Port Monitor will automatically append all monitored data to a file in real-time)
  • Supports copying all recorded data to clipboard
  • Supports adding data automatically before and after packet to be transmitted
  • Full duplex mode supported
  • Control lines status visualized
  • Unique stream filtering tools with presets
  • All baudrates supported
  • Flexible configuration: stopbits, flow control, parity control, data bits, highlighting, etc.
  • User-friendly flexible interface: the software is designed to provide easy access to serial ports, no programming skills are required

Demo version limitations:

  • fully functional 14-day trial

Compatible with:

  • Windows XP 32-bit
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows XP 64-bit
  • Windows 2003 32-bit
  • Windows 2003 64-bit
  • Windows 2008 32-bit
  • Windows 2008 64-bit
  • Windows Vista 32-bit
  • Windows Vista 64-bit
  • Windows 7 32-bit
  • Windows 7 64-bit

Interface languages:

English
# Feature Standard Professional
1
Any serial port software/hardware can be analyzed
yes
yes
2
Monitor any number of serial ports at once
yes
yes
3
Supports all COM-port types
yes
yes
4
Intercepts all data read from/written to COM port
yes
yes
5
Built-in search
yes
yes
6
Various monitoring visualizers
yes
yes
7
Incoming and outgoing data streams logging
yes
yes
8
Tracing all serial input/output control codes
yes
yes
9
Copying all recorded data to clipboard
yes
yes
10
Customizable monitoring session logging
yes
yes
11
Saving, loading and exporting all monitored data
yes
yes
12
Full duplex mode
yes
yes
13
Unique stream filtering tools with presets
yes
yes
14
Emulates data sending for monitored application
yes
yes
15
Monitoring already opened serial port
no
yes
16
Advanced Send Dialog: send various types of data
no
yes