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ComTrace Help Contents
This program was designed to help you to analyze and examine data of serial communication ports (RS232/V24). To save you money for expensive hardware being attached to your PC, ComTrace comes with a special cheap cable set, which must be connected only to two standard serial ports (COM ports) of your PC (If you have only one or no COM port, please contact IWOXX for a solution)!

This version of the software includes some key features like (grouped) triggers with the ability of multiple Start/Stop trigger chains, a timestamp function down to microseconds accuracy, a "Real Port" window, to show you the actual state of the serial communication port with LEDs, many "Goto, Search & Measure" functions and very extensive control of character and signal display modes.

If you are new with this version of ComTrace, please ensure, that you proceed with the first steps! If you don't, there may be problems, while installing and operating the hard- and software, or recording and examining your data.

First Steps/Urgent Info
Disclaimer
About this help file/manual/eBook
Key features/Preferences - Urgent info here!!!
What's in the box?
How to install the software?
How to install the hardware?
How to start the software?
How to register ComTrace?
How to setup the COM ports?
How to setup triggers?
How to record serial data?
How to examine the recorded data?
How to print a report?


The following themes link you to the main parts of Comtrace:

Windows
The Main Screen
The Measure point/Statistics Window
The COM settings/Real port Window
The Environment Settings Window
The Trigger Settings Window
The Report Printing Window
The Info Dialog

Other Information
The Configuration File
The Record File
The Measure Point
Appendix with
  • Software License Agreements
  • Glossary
  • CCITT - Transfer standards
  • Character format with asynchronous transfers (DIN 66022)
  • RS232 Interface Description
  • Interface PIN assignments V.24/RS232C/DIN66020
  • USASCII Char Map
  • EBCDIC Char Map
  • ISO standard ASCII conversion table


    IWOXX Contact Information