virtualcom

create virtual comports and send data through them and display the data in the terminal

Specs

• Language - Python
• Tool used for creating virtual comports - socat (unix)
• Library for serial communication - pyserial

Steps to run

1. Run this command in the terminal

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

2. Open a new terminal window and navigate the directory where the scripts are located and run this command

python3 sender.py

3. Open a new terminal window and navigate the directory where the scripts are located and run this command

python3 receiver.py

Code and Terminal Screenshots