Serial Monitor Louis Hitchcock

COM UART arduino debugging embedded esp32 monitor port serial

Use this command to install Serial Monitor:

winget install --id=LouisHitchcock.SerialMonitor -e

Serial Monitor is a lightweight, feature-rich serial port monitoring application for Windows. Features: - Real-time serial monitoring with configurable baud rates - Color-coded output for ERROR, WARNING, INFO, SUCCESS, and DEBUG messages - Automatic COM port detection with visual feedback - Dark theme interface - Save logs to timestamped files - Copy output to clipboard - Built-in help system

serialMonitor

A lightweight serial monitor with color-coded output and non-exclusive port access.

Features

COM Port Selection: Dropdown list of available COM ports with auto-detection
Configurable Baud Rate: Support for common baud rates (9600 to 921600)
Timestamp Toggle: Optional timestamps for each received line
Color-Coded Output: Automatic color highlighting for:
- ERROR - Red
- WARNING - Orange
- INFO - Blue
- SUCCESS - Green
- DEBUG - Gray
Save History: Export logs to timestamped text files
Clear Display: Clear the output window
Copy to Clipboard: Copy all console output with one click

Installation

Option 1: Download EXE (Recommended)

Download SerialMonitor.exe from the Releases page.

No Python installation needed!

Option 2: Run from Source

Install Python 3.6 or higher
Install dependencies:
```
pip install pyserial
```
Run:
```
python serialMonitor.pyw
```

python serial_monitor.py

Controls

Select COM Port: Choose from the dropdown (click Refresh to update the list)
Set Baud Rate: Select the appropriate baud rate for your device
Connect: Click to start monitoring
Timestamp: Check to enable timestamps on each line
Clear: Clear the output display
Copy: Copy all output to clipboard
Save: Save current output to a text file
Disconnect: Stop monitoring (button changes when connected)

Customizing Colors

You can modify the color patterns in the SerialMonitor.__init__() method:

self.color_patterns = [
    (r'\berror\b', 'red'),
    (r'\bwarning\b', 'orange'),
    (r'\binfo\b', 'blue'),
    (r'\bsuccess\b', 'green'),
    (r'\bdebug\b', 'gray'),
]