Route COM1 RX to COM2 TX (PC)

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Hi, this isn't striclty a PIC question but is related.

I'm using a 2 PIC that communicate over a serial connection, but would like to monitor there coms messages using a PC based Termin program. Is there any software out there that i can route incomining messages on COM1 of my pc and send them out over COM2 while monitoring the data?

PIC1 -> COM1 RX -> Terminal Display -> COM2TX -> PIC2

type arrangement

Thanks

Mike

[treitmey]

I think the easliest would be to cut a serial cable open.
Then have another cable from pc to opening.
then a tap into it. Sort of "Y" cable.
I make these all the time from dead mice.
i think DB9-M pin 2 is RX to the pc.
This then goes to the cut open cable DB9-M pin 2.

http://www.pccables.com/00819.htm

As for software look at serial port splitter. it can split or join serial ports.
That is the closest I can think of.
http://www.fabulatech.com/serial-port-splitter.html

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[libor]

There is a software only solution, exactly what you are looking for, it links two serial ports of a PC and shows the traffic in both ways in different colors in the same terminal window. ...and it is freeware btw.

TALtech TALBreakout

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