SIOW Multiple Sessions

Mark Weir · Joined: 11 Sep 2003 Posts: 51 Location: New Zealand

Hi All

Does anyone know if it is possible to run several sessions of the siow serial port monitor at the same time? Each one connected to a different prot of course.
If not can anyone suggest an easy to use serial port monitor that can.

Cheers

Mark
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Douglas Kennedy · Joined: 07 Sep 2003 Posts: 755 Location: Florida

More than one copy of SIOW will launch on a windows machine as they will run in different threads but the driver will be blocking. This means that you will need need more than one hardware uart on your PC ...there is not necessarily a one to one relationship between port names Comx and the hardware to which they are linked but if you try them one by one and you have the PC uart hardware you will be able to get a second or more copies of SIOW running.

rnielsen · Joined: 23 Sep 2003 Posts: 852 Location: Utah

Simply have each one set up to use a different COM port. If you only have COM1 & COM2 then you can only have two windows up at once. As soon as you try to have both windows using the same port then your operating software will let you know that it's a 'no-no'.

Ronald

treitmey · Joined: 23 Jan 2004 Posts: 1094 Location: Appleton,WI USA

YES.
I have a 8 port USB-serial and use multiple siow all the time.
1 for debug
1 for input
1 for second debug
1 for second input...

I put a copy in different folders then they stay setup differently for each port

com5-19200,n,8,1
com6-1200,e,8,1
com7-9600,n,8,1 ...

one note on USB to serial adapters. try to find one that doesn't use the FTDI chip. The ICD-U40 uses the FTDI chip and there can be issues. My USB to serial uses the Prolific chip. works great!

Mark Weir · Joined: 11 Sep 2003 Posts: 51 Location: New Zealand

Thanks you all for your great responses.

I have succeded using treitmey's method.

Cheers

Mark
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