rbonari
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Hello,
Just wondering what the EZB Serial Terminal is and how you would use it? I assume the PC Serial Terminal in ARC allows you to view serial data coming into and going out of the PC Serial Port. Seems it takes the place of hyperterminal, etc. The use of EZB Serial Terminal is not obvious to me. I have an idea but I don't think it is correct.
Using the EZB Serial Terminal it seems that I could initialize the uart port0 with script control and then write data out the uart port in the same script and it should appear in the EZB Serial Terminal window? Would this be correct or not? Thanks Much !Rick B.
Rick, you keep circling back to the same point of confusion for yourself even though we have all tried to explain it and are repeating ourselves.
So why don't you see it with your own eyes, do this..Add both controls PC and EZB for the serial terminal to a project. Do they look "exactly" the same? Your answer had better be no, otherwise you doing something wrong.
The EZB Terminal has options for which board (which EZB board incase you have multiple boards) and which uart port because it's specific for things connected to the EZB.
The PC Terminal has an option to select which serial port physically on your PC running ARC.
Those are two mighty big differences. You might be thinking they should be the same or function the same, but they are separated for reason.
Alan,
Thanks for the clarification. Let me know if this scenario would be correct. Say I have an arduino connected to the ezbv4 uart0 port. I write code for the arduino and put some code in the sketch to send to ez terminal for debug purposes. I guess what puzzles me is if the ezbv4 is connected to the arduino how does the debug info get to the ARC control on the laptop. Only thing I can think of is via the wifi connection to the laptop. Would this be correct thinking? Again, thanks for hanging in there with me..Rick
Yes. EZ-B passes the data between uart and ARC via wifi.
Alan
What I meant in the above statement is how does the debug data get to get to the ez terminal control and it has to be wirelessly over the wifi connection. Would this be correct. Also I do know programming and do want to know how to use these controls....Rick
Yes... Wirelessly over WiFi.
Alan
The Tech Guru,
Thanks much, that was the key piece of information I was searching out. Thanks to all the other people that hung in there with me on this.
I think I should probably explain why I go in circles sometimes. Two years ago I was in a very serious car accident and suffered a traumatic brain injury and have some short term and executive function deficits that remain. They will be with me for the rest of my life but thank GOD I am alive. My capabilities definitely are not what they used to be, but the desire is still there and I am plugging along one step at a time.....Rick
Sorry to hear about your struggles. We'll try to continue to be patient and helpful. Don't be discouraged if I, or DJ, or Richard R (or anyone else really, but we are the most likely...) snap at you if we get frustrated trying to explain something . We all have our bad days.
Alan
TheTechGuru,
I certainly understand and again thank you all ! It is time to experiment now ! Rick