A windows command-line utility for monitoring and controlling serial port communication.
I have always used the excellent ESPlorer to debug the ESP8266 over serial port, but I often wished I had something simpler at hand. A console program I could invoke directly from the terminal, use as part of a test setup etc. comsniff was created to scratch that itch.
comsniff -d com5 -b 115200
-h This help
-q Reduce debug/info messages (make quieter)
-v Increase debug/info messages (make more verbose)
-d <port> Specify port number
-b <baud_rate> Specify baud rate
Once opened, you may type and send text over the serial port using the keyboard. History is supported via up and down arrow keys, but no in-line editing is supported. You cannot use left and right arrow keys, backspace, delete etc.
The following hotkeys are also supported:
F2 - Toggle RTS (this is often tied to the reset pin of the uC)
F4 - Quit (you can also use Ctrl-C)
Copyright (c) 2017, Klar Systems Private Limited.
Bugs, feature requests? Tell me!
Adapted from code for written for ComPrinter by Ted Burke