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Minicom is a full-screen serial terminal emulation package, very much like the classic Telix terminal emulator for MS-DOS.

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minicom trouble connecting to device through serial port

I am trying to talk to a device through a RS-232 9pin serial connection using minicom. When connected, the device should take UTF-8 commands and return UTF-8 messages. I am using an FDTI RS-232 to USB ... minicom jsc

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asked Mar 4 at 2:00 0 votes 0 answers 42 views

On a Ubuntu 20.04.1, the serial output truncated

I'm trying to output some serial onto the screen using various software: screen, gtkterm, minicom. The issue that is constantly appearing is that the output is truncated or the input is shown ... command-line serial-port minicom AndyE

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asked Sep 20, 2021 at 15:25 0 votes 1 answer 213 views

move minicom to background after activation

there is a way to move minicom to bg after I entered? I know I can use '&' at the end of the command to start minicom on bg. but after I moved it to fg, how I can move it back to bg? serial-port minicom Daniel Surizon

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asked Jul 15, 2021 at 8:07 0 votes 2 answers 388 views

20.04 lts, minicom file not supported

When I download from here: Ubuntu Software reports Failed to install file: unsupported Details Package version: 2.7.1-1.1 Source: minicom 2.7.... 20.04 minicom KISS

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asked Jun 4, 2021 at 15:38 0 votes 1 answer 131 views

Mincom always connected to /dev/ttyS0

I have set my minicom serial port with the following default conditions: pu port /dev/ttyUSB0 pu mdialpre pu mdialsuf pu mdialpre2 pu mdialsuf2 pu ... usb serial-port minicom Vijay Krishnan

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asked Jan 29, 2021 at 16:19 -1 votes 2 answers 3k views

Device /dev/ttyUSB2 is locked

My GSM modem is attached to ttyUSB2 port but I am not able to access the port for AT commands. When I try to access it I get an error as below: $ sudo minicom Device /dev/ttyUSB2 is locked. networking 18.04 minicom srg

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asked Jan 23, 2020 at 5:33 1 vote 1 answer 2k views

minicom: cannot open /dev/ttyUSB3: Device or resource busy

i have quectel EC 25 modem in my pc. i am using ubuntu 16.04 OS. while using minicom it showing this minicom: cannot open /dev/ttyUSB3: Device or resource busy error. minicom srg

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asked Jan 14, 2020 at 6:31 0 votes 1 answer 126 views

Media test failure error in Minicom

I have been working on setting up a bare metal switch through minicom from a remote server. Serial port info: sudo setserial -g /dev/ttyS0 /dev/ttyS0, UART: 16550A, Port: 0x03f8, IRQ: 4 I was ... grub2 boot-repair pxe serial-port minicom anu meha

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asked Sep 20, 2019 at 6:40 0 votes 0 answers 239 views

Read Fairbanks scale (Serial Device) input in Ubuntu 14.04

I need to read weight input coming from a Fairbanks 70-2453-4 scale. The machine is an old Dell Latitude D810 - it is docked (with a serial port) and running Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS, Trusty Tahr. I have ... 14.04 serial-port minicom Tim Burnett - Bassist

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asked Apr 10, 2018 at 20:25 1 vote 0 answers 185 views

echoing COM port return garbled but consistent charachters

I have a RS323 to usb cable connected to a circuit of max3232 IC Chip, everything was checked to be running on windows. The Tx and Rx are connected to each other to simulate an echo function. When ... command-line tty serial-port minicom Marwan Nabil

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asked May 2, 2017 at 21:11 0 votes 2 answers 7k views

Not able to add timestamp to minicom readings

I am using Ubuntu 14.04 64bit. I am using minicom to capture bluetooth data. The data is displayed fine, but when I try to add timestamp using Ctrl+A followed by N. I don't see any time stamp on the ... 14.04 bluetooth timestamp minicom user27665

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asked Apr 17, 2017 at 4:03 2 votes 3 answers 2k views

Terminal Output Redirected to a File

I am redirecting the output of the terminal to a file using: Command > File.txt but the contents of the file appear like this: What is the problem? How can I make them appear normal? command-line minicom Adam

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asked Apr 12, 2017 at 4:15 0 votes 0 answers 1k views

Avoid password prompt while using minicom

I have the following python code where I am trying to open the device /dev/ttyUSB5 using minicom: import serial import os b1_ser_port_num=5 cmd="/dev/ttyUSB"+str(b1_ser_port_num) print "We are now ... sudo serial-port visudo minicom skrowten_hermit

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asked Mar 28, 2017 at 11:32 2 votes 0 answers 8k views

The best terminal emulator which can run scripts and offer good control

I recently moved from Windows 7 to Ubuntu (Not a total noob nor an expert in Linux flavors). Teraterm was the terminal emulator I used to connect to my UART enabled devices in Windows. I studied a few ... scripts serial-port putty emulation minicom skrowten_hermit

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asked Mar 26, 2017 at 10:07 1 vote 1 answer 2k views

Receiving Serial data from windows PC

I am attempting to send a string of serial data from a windows PC using Powershell to a linux machine, I have managed to prove that the data reaches the last point before being connected onto the ... serial-port minicom Mohanad Ismail

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asked Mar 22, 2017 at 13:26
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