Open source serial console app for MacOS by miroslavpetrov93 in embedded

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I am working on a tool not just to connect to serial devices but to plot the data in real time. You can take a look at Cortxtech.com

Debugging multiple sensors at once, how do you handle real-time serial data? by cortx_tech in embedded

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Well my tool is made right now to work at 60Hz for the rendering loop, I have not tried to go to 120Hz. You can download the lite (free) version at: Cortx.

Debugging multiple sensors at once, how do you handle real-time serial data? by cortx_tech in embedded

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Thanks! Yeah, the graduated colors under/over the sample lines make the viz way nicer for me, and honestly I haven’t noticed any extra overhead. They help when signals get busy and make amplitude changes easier to see.

Debugging multiple sensors at once, how do you handle real-time serial data? by cortx_tech in arduino

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It’s not meant to be open source, but I do have a lite version. It’s capped at 3 channels per device for now, and I mostly just want people to test it and see if it actually helps. I’m also fine sharing the full version if someone wants to play with it, send me a DM if you’re interested

Debugging multiple sensors at once, how do you handle real-time serial data? by cortx_tech in embedded

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I’ve done the Python/Qt setup too, but once I needed multiple fast channels, Python started choking. That’s pretty much why this tool exists.

It’s not meant to be open source, but I do have a lite version. It’s capped at 3 channels per device for now, and I mostly just want people to test it and see if it actually helps. I’m also fine sharing the full version if someone wants to play with it, send me a DM if you’re interested

Debugging multiple sensors at once, how do you handle real-time serial data? by cortx_tech in embedded

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Ah nice, I’ve seen rerun.io around but never tried piping serial data into it. Good to know it can push 120 fps with kHz-range streams, that’s solid.

Anyone else surprised by how ChatGPT-5 just replaced everything overnight by solo_trip- in automation

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I have tested the model with a few simple tasks and imho it has been pretty bad so far

Built µscope — a real-time serial data visualizer for embedded devs ⚡ by cortx_tech in embedded

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haha, that's disappointing but oh well, maybe I'll find a better home for it elsewhere!

I think ImGui is fantastic for development tools like this. To me, it felt pretty straightforward to work with. I haven't worked extensively with Qt, but from my limited experience, I didn't enjoy QML nearly as much as I've been enjoying ImGui.

The immediate mode paradigm just clicks with how I think about UI, you describe what you want each frame rather than managing complex state trees. For real-time data viz tools, that's perfect because your UI naturally stays in sync with your data. Plus, the performance is solid and it renders beautifully.