CoolTerm 1.1
CoolTerm is a simple serial port terminal application (no terminal emulation) that is geared towards hobbyists and professionals with a need to exchange data with hardware connected to serial ports such as servo controllers, robotic kits, GPS receivers, microcontrollers, etc.
Features include display of received data in text or hexadecimal format, support for multiple concurrent connection (if multiple serial ports are available), the ability to send data in text or hexadecimal format, local echo, hardware (CTS, DTR) and software flow control (XON), logging of received data to text files, and more. Written in REALBasic.
WHAT’S NEW
Version 1.1:
- - Added an option to the connection settings to automatically terminate string sent from “Send String” windows with a configurable “Termination String”, such as e.g. a linefeed etc.
- - In ASCII view mode, all incoming “New Line” such as CR, LF, CR+LF, are now properly displayed as line breaks.
- - Added an option to the connection settings to convert non-printable characters to generic dot characters in ASCII view.
- - Added ‘View’ menu with menu item to switch between Hex and ASCII viewing.
- - Moved ‘Clear Data’ menu item to ‘View’ menu.
- - Added an ‘Autoscroll’ feature, accessible via the ‘View’ menu to enable/disable automatic scrolling of received data.
- - Changed menu shortcut key for “Cycle through windows” from “0″ to “`”.
- - Added code to produce an audible alert (system beep) when characters are typed while the serial port is not connected.
- - Added a ‘Help’ button to the toolbar
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
