20 Dec
2013
20 Dec
'13
7:39 p.m.
On 12/20/2013 08:13, Joseph Spenner wrote:
But, I can never get the text to show up in the minicom window.
You know the aphorism about hammers and nails? minicom is an awesome hammer, and here you are, presenting a problem that calls for a ratcheting box wrench.
minicom is great for interactive use. When you want to do something programmatically, there's always a better way.
Nux's suggestion, socat, looks like a much better choice here.
I found a blog post that tells you how to create virtual serial ports connected to TCP listeners, here:
http://justcheckingonall.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/howto-vsp-socat/