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Latest update [menu]
New in v1.4.0
* Can now communicate with unrecognized devices by letting the user specify their types
New in v1.3.7
* Allow the user to explicitly grant permission to access the USB device
* More details in status line
New in v1.3.5
* A new menu option to display all attached USB devices (show their VID/PID)
New in v1.3.4:
* Bug fix in the FTDI code
* Experimental support of CD, CTS, DSR, DTR, RTS, RI for FTDI chips
Description [menu]
UsbTerminal is a terminal emulator (sometimes called "monitor"). It uses the phone’s or tablet’s USB port to communicate with external devices. The phone or tablet must support USB-Host Mode a.k.a USB On-The-Go (USB-OTG), and a USB-OTG cable is required.
Features:
● Support CDC-ACM based devices
● Support FTDI based devices
● Support Winchiphead-CH340/CH341 based devices. (This is somewhat experimental. Please send feedback).
● Support two keyboard input modes:
1. Auto - Like on a “real” terminal, there is no dedicated input field. Characters are sent to the serial device immediately as keys are clicked on the keyboard. This is the default mode.
2. Dedicated input field - Keyboard input goes to a dedicated input field and is sent to the device only after a “Send” button is pressed.
● Support sending control character (e.g. Ctrl-C)
● Support controlling of DTR and CTS
● Log sessions to files. These log files can then be analyzed, emailed, etc
● Large scroll-back buffer (configurable scroll-back buffer size)
● Blinking cursor that indicates the current cursor position on the screen
● Status line. Indication of connection state and error messages
● Build-in help. No need to be online to read the help screen
● No root required
Limitations:
● No support of escape-sequences for cursor positioning, text color, etc. This means no VT100 emulation, and that Unix programs like vi, emacs, top, etc are not supported
Supported USB devices:
● As of version 1.4 it is possible to work with devices that are not predefined in the app, provided that they use one of the three supported protocols (CDC/ACM, FT232R, CH340). When using such non-predefined device, click "Connect USB device" on the main menu, and then select which protocol to use
● Arduino. FTDI-based (e.g. original Arduino Uno), CDC-based (e.g. Arduino Uno R3) and CH340-based (e.g. cheap Arduino clones)
● Any device that uses the FTDI FT232R chip
● Note: Prolific devices (e.g. devices based on the PL2303 chip) are currently NOT supported
If you know of other devices that use CDC-ACM that are currently not supported, and you can email me their technical details (Vendor-ID and Product-ID), I will be glad to add support for them.
A note to Arduino users:
One advantage of UsbTerminal is the way it handles DTR. Typically when an Arduino board is connected to a PC, it will reboot every time a terminal emulator application is connected to it. This is because the PC drops the DTR signal low whenever a connection is formed, and Arduino is designed to reset when DTR line is dropped low. UsbTerminal on the other hand, doesn’t automatically set or reset the DTR signal. When you connect a phone or tablet to an Arduino and open UsbTerminal, your Arduino continues whatever it was doing at the time. If you want it to reboot, you can easily control the DTR signal from UsbTerminal with a dedicated button.
How to install UsbTerminal APK for Android [menu]
Download UsbTerminal APK file (com.liorhass.android.usbterminal.free_213_2285453.zip) from SameAPK.com, then follow these steps:
Update Phone Settings
- Go to your phone Settings page
- Tap Security or Applications (varies with device)
- Check the Unknown Sources box
- Confirm with OK
Go to Downloads
- Open Downloads on your device by going to My Files or Files
- Download Split APKs Installer (SAI)
- Download and unzip file you already downloaded (com.liorhass.android.usbterminal.free_213_2285453.zip)
- Open Split APKs Installer and follow steps on this app.
- Tap Install when prompted, the APK file you downloaded will be installed on your device.
How to install UsbTerminal APK on Windows 7/8/10 or MAC PC? [menu]
Download UsbTerminal APK file(com.liorhass.android.usbterminal.free_213_2285453.zip) from SameAPK.com to your PC (ex: /Users/xxx/Downloads/(com.liorhass.android.usbterminal.free_213_2285453.zip)), then follow these steps:
Using Emulator:
- Download And Install one Emulator Softwares (Ex: Bluestacks, GenyMotion, NoxPlayer)
- Download and unzip file com.liorhass.android.usbterminal.free_213_2285453.zip.
- Using ADB or Split APKs Installer same as install for Android.
UsbTerminal APK Pros & Cons [menu]
Pros
- This app is safe, it's not require high risk permissions
- Compatible with 32 bit device (most Emulator using 32bit arch CPU)
- Compatible with 64-bit device (some android device and current Bluestacks)
Cons
Everything is good.
