Quote Originally Posted by Ramius View Post
Hi All!
I have a sensor that when I add about 1 meter of cable to the readings become wrong! I think the main problem is the pulses from the sensor are too fast so the PIC can only be a short distance. It would be great if there was a program I could download and display the results on the screen or maybe a different cable type than just shielded twisted wires?
Hyperterminal is one program which will display RS232 protocol.
It is sometimes found in the Windows menu under Start>Programs>Windows Accessories>Communications.
If not it can be downloaded.
Another is TeraTerm.

You will need a PC with a serial port or for newer PC's use a USB virtual serial port adapter.
For longer distances a converter to and from RS485 with RS232 at both ends works well.

You didn't say the baud rate in use.

Others will have more info as well.


Norm