I second that, putty seemed to be the most convenient. I'm using that on linux, but I do not see an option to use serial connection in windows version. Probably it's just old, can not compare versions now. On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 7:15 PM, Joe Koberg wrote: > =A0I just use PuTTY > > > > On 10/4/2010 6:26 PM, Lorenzo Luengo wrote: >> =A0 =A0I'd like to get some suggestion on terminal emulators, to avoid >> running into this problem. >> >> Any ideas? >> >> For linux i know minicom >> >> And for windows? >> >> I have heard of TeraTerm, but never used it. Any comments con this one? >> Is there another (free) one? >> >> El 04-10-2010 11:31, M. Adam Davis escribi=F3: >>> On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 7:54 PM, William "Chops" Westfield >>> =A0 wrote: >>>> I do have to admit that a lot of the software development practices I >>>> used to think were "normal" early in my career, now seem extremely >>>> primitive and naive... >>> Exactly, and further how would we expect people new to embedded >>> development to understand, nevermind plan for, these problems? >>> >>> A lot of embedded code is written by programmers who are used to >>> deterministic systems programming - where the memory never fails, the >>> processor never goes off into the weeds, and TCP/IP gaurantees data >>> transmission without errors, or at least notice that the socket has >>> closed. >>> >>> The article points to a fairly basic error that would easily be caught >>> quickly by a seasoned engineer carefully plodding through the >>> debugging process, but that doesn't mean it doesn't bear mentioning. >>> >>> Experience is what someone gains when they don't listen to advice. >>> >>> -Adam >> > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 KPL --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .