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Title: android app for a serial terminal
Post by: speculatrix on June 29, 2018, 06:04:13 am

I was wondering if anyone had a particular recommendation for an android app which will turn my G into a serial console (perhaps with VT100 style emulation, as well as raw serial IO).

I've got an OTG adaptor and a USB serial dongle to test out.

If nobody has such a thing, I'll try this out and update here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?...al_usb_terminal (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.kai_morich.serial_usb_terminal)

Thanks
Paul

Title: android app for a serial terminal
Post by: speculatrix on June 29, 2018, 11:50:58 am

that program works, but it's not quite what I expected.

I tested with both a prolific and ftdi serial adaptor and both worked fine.

p.s. this is with stock Gemini Android, not rooted.

Title: android app for a serial terminal
Post by: speculatrix on June 29, 2018, 12:11:11 pm

I'm not sure if it's me but my right hand USB port doesn't work in On The Go mode, I can't plug in a USB-C to USB-A adaptor and connect hubs, keyboards or mice.

Title: android app for a serial terminal
Post by: Eldkatten on June 29, 2018, 01:12:58 pm

Hello,

Quote from: speculatrix

I'm not sure if it's me but my right hand USB port doesn't work in On The Go mode, I can't plug in a USB-C to USB-A adaptor and connect hubs, keyboards or mice.

Works abit odd on my Gemini as well. I have adaptors that don't work at all, but with the working adaptors I have to flip over the adaper with some devices. Though with USB-C it shouldn't matter which way you plug it in - and for genuine USB-C-gizzmos this seems to be true - , but some adaptors aparently only work when plugged in one way and don't when plugged in the other way.

Kind regards

Title: android app for a serial terminal
Post by: rubus-3.142 on June 29, 2018, 02:43:00 pm

Quote from: speculatrix

I was wondering if anyone had a particular recommendation for an android app which will turn my G into a serial console (perhaps with VT100 style emulation, as well as raw serial IO).
I've got an OTG adaptor and a USB serial dongle to test out.

not tied on the Gemini yet but with my old tablet I have used I have used
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?...sbterminal.free (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.liorhass.android.usbterminal.free)
to succesfully connect to Arduino's  over the USB - this has worked reliably many times with several different devices

Using an unbranded USB to RS-232 adaptor I have had limited success communicating with various data loggers some work, some don't  but as the adaptor does not work 100% on the PC either I'm uncertain if this is the program or the adaptor...