[DUG] Serial port data capture

Michael Rooney mike.rooney.nz at gmail.com
Thu Jul 9 13:58:20 NZST 2009


Actually, that jogged my memory - I did have some difficulty getting
it working as a straight socket connection and needed to use something
else - I think it was the telnet component.
Unfortunately didn't blog the gritty details:
http://shoei-mike.livejournal.com/13135.html

On 7/9/09, Jeremy Coulter <jscoulter at gmail.com> wrote:
> Since I write software for PABX integration which involves capturing and
> processing SMDR data, then I would agree with Michael, Apro is the way to go
> for serial data.
> Fo the TCP/IP stuff, I ididnt use Indy and use something else, but the data
> streams are normally the same between serial and TCP/IP, its just how is
> received thats different.
>
> If you need a hand, just let me know.
>
>
> Jeremy
>
> On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 11:28 AM, Ian Drower
> <ian.drower at idsystems.co.nz>wrote:
>
>>  Hi John
>>
>>
>> Check out this software.. pretty versatile and free..
>>
>> http://www.windmill.co.uk/
>>
>> Regards
>> Ian Drower
>>
>> John Bird wrote:
>>
>> Looking for software or source to do with monitoring data coming in from
>> serial (or serial via USB) port, all I want to do is capture it and append
>> it as it arrives to a disk file.
>>
>> This sounds like a common type of tool - Anyone know of something
>> good/free/simple or source tools to do this?
>>
>> Records come in quite slowly, its capturing the output data from a PABX to
>> get office phone call info, so 1 every few seconds is likely. PABX has a
>> serial output option with a fixed format, no buffering - it just outputs
>> the
>> data as calls end.  There is commercial software to do this with database
>> and reports, but in this case all they want is to capture the data for
>> further processing at the end of the day...
>>
>>
>> John
>>
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