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Advanced options for logging COM port data in real time

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Logging and performing real-time data analysis are vital when working with serial data and devices. Serial Port Monitor is a comprehensive monitoring tool that provides complete visibility into COM port behavior for developers using the RS-232, RS-422, or RS-485 communication protocols. The software furnishes essential information for testing and reverse engineering serial software and hardware.

This article discusses Serial Port Monitor’s advanced settings. Users can customize the way serial data is formatted, logged, and displayed for more efficient analysis, debugging, and problem resolution. Here’s how it's done.


For example, if you go to the software preferences, you’ll find the option to customize your data views.

Сustomize your data views

Serial Logger Software Preferences


In order to do this:

  1. At the left pane, expand the ‘Windows’ entry. You’ll see all available data visualizers.
  2. Select the one you need, select the entry type you would like to customize and click ‘Change’.
  3. Next, choose a new color to be applied to the selected entry type.
  4. After that, mark the columns you’d like to be displayed in the view.
  5. Click ‘Save’.
Table view

Also, you can change the form of the timestamp label that appears with every entry in your data view.

Change the form of the timestamp label

The available timestamp formats are:

  • Actual time and date.
  • Actual time only.
  • The time interval between your session start and the latest entry.
  • The time interval between IRPs.

As for data representation option, that can also be found in Serial Port Monitor preferences, it will let you set the maximum length of the dump string and change the scale of notation.

Data representation option
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Requirements: Windows (32-bit and 64-bit): Vista/7/8/10/11, Windows Server 2008/2012/2016/2019/2022, Windows on ARM, 9.85MB free space
Latest version: v9.5.600, Released Release notes
Category: Serial Port Software
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Pricing: Starts from $59
Languages: English
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