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SerialPortAssistant KangLin studio

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Use this command to install SerialPortAssistant:

winget install --id=KangLin.SerialPortAssistant -e

Serial Port Assistant is a cross-platform application designed to manage and monitor serial port communication across multiple operating systems, including Windows, Linux, Android, and macOS. It provides a versatile toolset for engineers, developers, and hobbyists working with serial devices.

Key Features:

Cross-platform compatibility, supporting Windows, Linux, Android, and macOS.
Real-time monitoring of serial data transmission with adjustable baud rates and settings.
Built-in terminal emulation for direct communication with serial devices.
Hexadecimal editing capabilities for advanced users to send or receive binary data.
Multi-language support, enabling a global user base to operate the tool in their preferred language.
Extensible architecture allowing developers to integrate custom plugins for additional functionality.

Audience & Benefit:
Ideal for engineers and developers requiring efficient serial port management, this tool simplifies communication with devices such as sensors, embedded systems, or IoT hardware. Its cross-platform nature ensures consistent functionality across different environments, streamlining workflows and reducing the learning curve for users transitioning between operating systems.

Serial Port Assistant can be installed via winget, making it easy to integrate into existing development setups.

README

Serial Port Assistant

Author: Kang Lin (kl222@126.com)

:cn: 中文

Introduction

Project position:
- Main repository: https://github.com/KangLin/SerialPortAssistant
- Mirrory repository:

Versions

0.5.33

Website

github.com

License

Last updated

1/26/2026

Download latest version

Qt (LGPL v2.1)
RabbitCommon: https://github.com/KangLin/RabbitCommon
It can be downloaded to the same directory of the project. If it is a different directory, set the environment variable RabbitCommon_ROOT
```
  git clone https://github.com/KangLin/RabbitCommon.git
```

Download source code

  git clone https://github.com/KangLin/SerialPortAssistant.git

Compiled with QtCreator
- Open the project file CMakeLists.txt with QtCreator
- The RabbitCommon can be downloaded to the same directory of the project. If it is a different directory, Set the parameter RabbitCommon_ROOT
- Direct compilation can generate programs

Compile with the command line

Download source code and the deplendence in same directory

git clone https://github.com/KangLin/RabbitCommon.git
git clone https://github.com/KangLin/SerialPortAssistant.git

Make the build directory in the project root directory

cd SerialPortAssistant
mkdir build
cd build
# cmake configure
cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=`pwd`/install [-DRabbitCommon_ROOT=...]
# compiling
cmake --build . --config Release --target install
cd install  # The program is installed in the install/bin directory

build_debpackage.sh

This script generates the deb package under linux. Before use, please make sure the following programs are installed
```
sudo apt-get install debhelper fakeroot build-essential cmake
```

Use system qt

qt6

sudo apt-get install \
  qt6-tools-dev qt6-tools-dev-tools qt6-base-dev qt6-base-dev-tools \
  qt6-l10n-tools qt6-translations-l10n qt6-scxml-dev \
  qt6-webengine-dev qt6-webengine-dev-tools libqt6serialport6-dev

See: ubuntu.yml

qt5

sudo apt-get install qttools5-dev qttools5-dev-tools \
    qtbase5-dev qtbase5-dev-tools qttranslations5-l10n \
    libqt5scxml5-dev libqt5svg5-dev libqt5serialport5-dev \
    qtwebengine5-dev qtwebengine5-dev-tools qtwebengine5-private-dev

build_appimage.sh

build AppImage. See: https://github.com/linuxdeploy/linuxdeploy/
deploy.sh: This script is used to generate new release version numbers and tag. Used only by the program publisher.

Ubuntu
- Install socat
```
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install socat
```
- Create a pair of virtual serial ports
```
$ sudo socat -d -d pty,raw,echo=0 pty,raw,echo=0
```
  - After running, it will display:
```
2025/12/03 14:09:27 socat[31902] N PTY is /dev/pts/5
2025/12/03 14:09:27 socat[31902] N PTY is /dev/pts/6
2025/12/03 14:09:27 socat[31902] N starting data transfer loop with FDs [5,5] and [7,7]
```
  - Create symbolic links (optional, for better naming).
```
$ sudo ln -sf /dev/pts/2 /dev/ttyVCOM0
$ sudo ln -sf /dev/pts/3 /dev/ttyVCOM1
```
  - The above two steps can be combined into the following command.
```
$ sudo socat -d -d pty,link=/dev/ttyVCOM0,raw,echo=0 pty,link=/dev/ttyVCOM1,raw,echo=0 
```
- You can now use this program to open the serial port. /dev/pts/5(/dev/ttyVCOM0) and　/dev/pts/6(/dev/ttyVCOM1).
  Because these serial port names are non-standard, this program cannot find them. You can enter the following in the "Serial Port" field: /dev/pts/5
  Because the virtual serial port was created with root privileges, this program also needs to be run with root privileges.
```
$ sudo serialportassistant
```
  Alternatively, authorize the serial port to the current user:
```
$ sudo chown $USER:tty /dev/pts/5
$ sudo chown $USER:tty /dev/pts/6
$ serialportassistant
```

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