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If you have WSL installed, I believe it's possible to use the standard Linux serial utilities with a USB-RS232 dongle. If WSL was not an option, I personally w
by ch_123 7y ago
If you have WSL installed, I believe it's possible to use the standard Linux serial utilities with a USB-RS232 dongle.
If WSL was not an option, I personally would still use PuTTY
- xorcist 7y agoNot sure which serial utilities are standard though. I know many use Kermit, but I never found it very unixish. I personally use 'screen'. It's a perfectly capable terminal for serial communications. It can even catch zmodem handshakes (it's in the manual).
- jchw 7y agoI also use screen for this, though I find myself accidentally leaving sessions in the background and wondering why I’m missing characters in the output. That said, does WSL really provide serial devices? That’s pretty awesome. I wonder if USB also is a thing in the WSL2 world.
- runjake 7y agoYes. This works even in WSL 1. I use GNU Screen in WSL on the regular to console into network switches.