Fail-proof and easy to use cross-platform serial datalogger. Logs data from RS-232 interface to a GUI, console and optionally to a file.
- Cross-platform:
- Windows XP and later (32/64-bit x86, ARM and ARM64)
- Mac OS X Tiger (10.4) and later (32/64-bit x86 and Apple Silicon ARM64)
- All Linux distributions (32/64-bit x86, ARM, and PowerPC)
- Solaris 10 and later (32/64-bit x86 and SPARC)
- FreeBSD (32/64-bit x86 and ARM64)
- OpenBSD (32/64-bit x86)
- ARM/x86 Mobile Linux derivatives (e.g. RaspberryPi, Beaglebone, etc.)
- Run and compile on Java 8 or higher ( Java ≥ 11 recommended)
- Logs serial data to screen (GUI), console and optionally in a file
- Fail-proof data collection. Save every collected line of data immediately to the optional log file avoiding data loss even at power breakdowns or computer/application crash.
- Warning of unintentional overwriting or deleting of unlogged buffer
- Impossible to overwrite log file from application
- Graphical User Interface (GUI)
- Get serial port names from the OS
- Serial port name is editable in the GUI (for pseudo ports as
/dev/pts/[x]) - Arbitrary baud rate (if hardware supports it)
- Hardware (CTS/RTS) and Software (Xon/Xoff) handshake available
- Timestamp function (ISO 8601, MJD, ...)
- Apple Silicon ARM support
SerialLogger v1.1.0 on Windows 10
for the binaries provided in RELEASE:
- PC with MS-Windows 7 or higher on x86/x86_64
- PC with GNU/Linux on x86/x86_64 or ARM (32/64-bit)
- Macintosh with macOS 10.11 (El Captain) or higher, x86_64 or ARM64
- Java ≥ 11, if not included in the installer (Oracle Java or OpenJDK)
- jSerialComm library, version 2.1.0 or higher (included in binary distributions)
Build in Netbeans with ant.
For JARs and platform related installers go to the RELEASE section.
For some important additional information, visit the Wiki.
| Version | Notes |
|---|---|
| 0.9.0-alpha | Basic functions, works just in Windows |
| 0.9.0 | Basic logging functions and serial settings, fail-proof log file feature, full cross-platform functionality (Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux) |
| 1.0.0-beta | Hardware (CTS/RTS) and Software (Xon/Xoff) flowcontrol option, append data to existing file feature, invalid path bug fixed, warning of overwriting unsaved/unlogged buffer at new connections |
| 1.0.0 | Check & warn for unsaved/unlogged puffer at app closing, empty commport bug fixed, flowcontrol bug fixed, filedialog bug fixed on macOS & Windows, code clean-up |
| 1.1.0-alpha | Timestamp feature (see Notes.md for details) |
| 1.1.0-beta | ISO 8601 timezone bug fixed. All other timezone strings now ISO 8601 compatible. Delimiter combobox bug fixed |
| 1.1.0 | Timestamp function, Look and Feel function |
| 1.2.0 | Save buffer feature, Timezone-DST bug fixed, latest jSerialComm library v 2.3.0 |
| 1.2.0b | latest jSerialComm library v 2.6.2, Apple M1 ARM support |
| 1.2.1 | Upgrade for newer platform and Java versions incl. better HDPI-support |
| 1.2.2 | Multi-screen position bug fixed, Update-URL in InfoDialog |
| 1.2.3 | Close port bug fixed |
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