Debug Scripts

To debug local python applications that send data to the serial port, you must use a virtual COM port pair to see the debug prints. A virtual COM port pair consists of the following two virtual COM ports that are connected internally:

•      Port connected to Eclipse

•      Port opened from a COM port terminal

In Linux:

To create the COM port pair on Linux, enter the following command:

socat -d -d pty,raw,echo=0 pty,raw,echo=0

The console displays the names of the new COM ports that were created. 

To view the debug prints, use a minicom terminal.

In Windows: You can use free tools to create virtual COM ports (such as http://com0com.sourceforge.net/).

Use a COM port terminal (such as, https://ttssh2.osdn.jp/index.html.en) to read the output.