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Is there a simple way of redirecting serial port output to a file, that I can put into place on a test Windows desktop system without changing any code?
I'm trying to debug a problem in a serial receipt printer module and I don't have the real device handy today. I don't want to start making any changes to the code if I can help it, I just want to capture what is currently being output at the moment so that I can review it in a file.
It's Windows XP, if that makes any difference.
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To redirect the output of a command to a file, type the command, specify the > or the >> operator, and then provide the path to a file you want to the output redirected to. For example, the ls command lists the files and folders in the current directory.
Right-click a folder that you want to redirect (for example, Documents), and then select Properties. In the Properties dialog box, from the Setting box, select Basic - Redirect everyone's folder to the same location.
Right-click the top result and select the Run as administrator option. Type the following command to save the output to a text file and press Enter: YOUR-COMMAND | Out-File -FilePath C:\PATH\TO\FOLDER\OUTPUT. txt.
To redirect the output of a command to a text file instead of printing it to the screen in the command window, we simply need to execute the command and append it with the “>” angle bracket symbol—called, appropriately enough, a redirection.
Another option is through command line:
type com1: >> data.log
Another option: Use putty and turn on logging.
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