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Minicom is a full-screen serial terminal emulation package, very much like the classic Telix terminal emulator for MS-DOS.

Minicom is a text-based serial port communications program. It is used to talk to external RS-232 devices such as mobile phones, routers, and serial console ports.

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Cannot send AT commands in minicom

I am trying to use minicom to communicate with an ESP8266 Wifi chip using AT commands. I log into minicom and I type command "AT". The normal answer of the chip would be to send "OK" back to minicom. However, after typing "AT", once I type "Enter"…
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How to connect/read/write to serial port without root

As in the title, plus I'm already in group dialout via: sudo usermod -a -G dialout ben (I restarted my PC several times since then...) I'm using Ubuntu 16.04 File permission of the device-file: crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 216, 0 Aug 26 22:50…
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Minicom status stays offline

I have installed minicom through the following command: sudo apt-get minicom I am connected with the HP 5130 switch through a USB to Serial Console Cable. The name of my serial port is /dev/ttyUSB0 according to following command: dmesg | grep tty […
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Minicom doesn't work

I installed minicom and configured it with a usb to serial adapter. When I run minicom with sudo minicom I see only this message : Welcome to minicom 2.7 OPTIONS: I18n Compiled on Jan 1 2014, 17:13:19. Port /dev/ttyUSB0, 10:07:54 Press CTRL-A Z…
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Terminal Output Redirected to a File

I am redirecting the output of the terminal to a file using: Command > File.txt but the contents of the file appear like this: What is the problem? How can I make them appear normal?
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Device /dev/ttyUSB2 is locked

My GSM modem is attached to ttyUSB2 port but I am not able to access the port for AT commands. When I try to access it I get an error as below: $ sudo minicom Device /dev/ttyUSB2 is locked.
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The best terminal emulator which can run scripts and offer good control

I recently moved from Windows 7 to Ubuntu (Not a total noob nor an expert in Linux flavors). Teraterm was the terminal emulator I used to connect to my UART enabled devices in Windows. I studied a few in Ubuntu like Minicom, Qodem, Cutecom and even…
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AT commands in screen/minicom

I can connect to serial port in /dev/ttyUSB0 using screen or minicom. When I type the AT commands, the letters I type do not appear, just the output message. Example: If a type "AT" and press enter, the "AT" doest not appear, but the "OK" output…
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minicom: cannot open /dev/ttyUSB3: Device or resource busy

i have quectel EC 25 modem in my pc. i am using ubuntu 16.04 OS. while using minicom it showing this minicom: cannot open /dev/ttyUSB3: Device or resource busy error.
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echoing COM port return garbled but consistent charachters

I have a RS323 to usb cable connected to a circuit of max3232 IC Chip, everything was checked to be running on windows. The Tx and Rx are connected to each other to simulate an echo function. When sending ASCII charachters using minicom the returned…
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Not able to add timestamp to minicom readings

I am using Ubuntu 14.04 64bit. I am using minicom to capture bluetooth data. The data is displayed fine, but when I try to add timestamp using Ctrl+A followed by N. I don't see any time stamp on the console. I checked the minicom Ubuntu…
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Receiving Serial data from windows PC

I am attempting to send a string of serial data from a windows PC using Powershell to a linux machine, I have managed to prove that the data reaches the last point before being connected onto the linux machine. as I am fairly new to the Linux and…
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Why does minicom configuration always connects on /dev/ttyUSB1?

I seem to have a config issue with minicom I haven't seen before. When I start minicom I get this: james@dev2-NUC5i7RYH:/etc/minicom$ minicom minicom: cannot open /dev/ttyUSB1: No such file or directory I'd go ahead and set the usb port to…
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minicom trouble connecting to device through serial port

I am trying to talk to a device through a RS-232 9pin serial connection using minicom. When connected, the device should take UTF-8 commands and return UTF-8 messages. I am using an FDTI RS-232 to USB adapter. The Bps/Par/Bits for my device are 9600…
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Avoid password prompt while using minicom

I have the following python code where I am trying to open the device /dev/ttyUSB5 using minicom: import serial import os b1_ser_port_num=5 cmd="/dev/ttyUSB"+str(b1_ser_port_num) print "We are now accessing the serial port : ",cmd os.system("sudo…
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