RealTerm: Serial Terminal Program For up to date infomation, and downloads http://realterm.sourceforge.

net Latest Development versions may be available from: http://www.i2cchip.com/realterm See CHANGE_LOG.TXT for revision history See EXAMPLES directory for applications and usage from various languages Use the tooltips to get hints about what everything does F1 for help. Right-click menu for some special functions. Join the mailing list from the sourceforge project page to be notified of updates. --------------------------------------------------------------------------Realterm defaults to NO HANDSHAKING or Flow Control. This is the best option if you are trying to get something/anything to happen. Once you can talk to your device it is nore common to use some sort of handshaking such as RTS/CTS. This can be set on the port tab, or from the command line. --------------------------------------------------------------------------How do I save settings? You don't. You create a new shortcut, and edit the commandline. Most everything can be set from the commandline, this is quick and easy. Look at the properties of the example shortcuts. --------------------------------------------------------------------------The installer should register the automation server, and install the special hex fonts for you. If you need to do these manually: Registering the activeX interface: Start->Run-> realterm /regserver (Nothing happens) you can unregister with realterm /unregserver If it all goes wrong, or when we change the activex interface you might need to unregister, then re-register, before the new functions are visible. --------------------------------------------------------------------------The special fonts "Terminal Hex" are very useful fonts for editors. They contain every 8 bit char, so you can see the hidden control codes that can create havoc in files, and go undetected. The hex font file is in the Realterm directory, and can be installed from start->settings->controlpanel->fonts --------------------------------------------------------------------------Using the BEL PIC Programmer Interface: Unless you are going to use this you can ignore this section.... To use this you need the DLPortIO drivers. For win9X the drivers just run. For NT/2K/XP the driver has to be installed. Run INSTALL.EXE in the realterm source dir. See DLPORTIO.PDF for more info ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Known issues: You have to click on the terminal window, or the keystrokes go to the tabcontrols (obvious really) When dumping a file to a port the EOF char (0x1A) is swallowed (also obvious)