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Hmm, looks like all the software is Windows, BUT there is free C/C++
source code for a terminal program. Haven't looked at it but again it
may be windows centric ...

On Thu, 1 Oct 2020 at 21:31, mbaum7901 <mbaum7901@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I have used a free software package called TAL Breakout for over 15 years=
..
> It is actually a demo of a commercial offering, but the free version work=
s
> very well
>
> https://www.taltech.com/blog/post/tal_breakout_software_freeware
>
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: Re: [EE] RS-485 analyzer/sniffer?
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> I've used a logic analyzer like the thech-tools DigiView to watch a 485 b=
us
> directly. No 485 receiver required since one wire or the other is 5V seri=
al
> data. Also, RealTerm can capture serial data and display it in hex.
> I use an FTDI TTL-232R-5V-WE cable to get TTL or similar level data into =
a
> USB comm port.
>
> Harold
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