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Available at https://github.com/fasteddy516/SimplySerial
# Description
SimplySerial is a basic serial terminal that runs as a Windows console application. It provides a quick way to connect to - and communicate with - serial devices through the Windows Command Prompt or PowerShell. SimplySerial can be used directly from Command Prompt/PowerShell and should work with most devices that appear in Device Manager as "COMx". It was, however, written specifically for
use within a "terminal" window in [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) to provide serial communications with devices running [CircuitPython](https://circuitpython.org/). Most of the testing and development of this application was done with this use case in mind.
# A Quick Note For CircuitPython Users
If your primary interest in SimplySerial is for programming CircuitPython devices in Visual Studio Code, _I encourage you to check out Joe DeVivo's excellent VSCode extension_ in the [Visual Studio Marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=joedevivo.vscode-circuitpython) or [On Github](https://github.com/joedevivo/vscode-circuitpython). His extension has tons of awesome features that go well beyond the basic 'serial terminal' functionality provided by SimplySerial. That being said, SimplySerial is still a handy little tool for quickly connecting to serial devices in a command prompt/powershell, for use in VSCode for non-CircuitPython devices, or for those who prefer its simplicity over the full-featured CircuitPython extension.
# Requirements