Serial is a tool that makes it easy to connect your Mac computer to almost any device that has a serial port. These devices could be routers, PBXs, switches, embedded devices, etc.

Terminal Emulator

Serial is a full-fledged terminal emulator. It also packs in user-space that works with several popular devices. This, as a result, helps save you the hassle there usually is to locating, installing, and updating relevant drivers. Also, there isn’t any need to modify your Mac’s security settings for the connection to go through. Network administrators would appreciate the fact that Serial accommodates the break sequence needed when working with switches and routers. The tool also emulates breaks for drivers that lack direct support. Moreover, text pacing facilitates pasting big configuration files without your device’s input buffer overflowing.

Primary Features

Other than being a complete terminal emulation tool, Serial offers quite a few features. It supports text pacing and helps transfer files of various protocols, such as XMODEM, ZMODEM, YMODEM, and Kermit. It supports automatic/manual logging, timestamps, profiles, etc. There is built-in support for a range of devices: USB CDC (communication device class); Bluetooth SPP (serial port profile); USB bridges based on Prolific, FTDI, SiLabs, CH34x, and TI chipsets; Cisco and similar devices with inbuilt USB console components; and SiLabs CP2110 and FTDI’s FT260 HID Serial/USB bridge.