---
name: "serialview"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "sdcc"
version: "4.6.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/serialview"
---

# serialview(1)

Terminal emulator for uCsim

## NAME

serialview - Terminal emulator for uCsim

## SYNOPSIS

**serialview** -i \<filename\> -o \<filename\> -L n -a \<pattern\> -A \<answer\> -IOh

## DESCRIPTION

serialview is a simple terminal emulator which can be used with uCsim.

## OPTIONS

- **-i filename**

  *filename* is the pipe to the controllers's serial input. Characters typed into the input panel will be written to this file.

- **-o filename**

  *filename* is the pipe to the controllers's serial output. Content of this file is prosented on the output panel.

- **-I**

  Use hexadecimal filter on input. Only hexadecimal characters are accepted in input panel. Two characters are combined into a hexadecimal code and value is written to the input pipe.

- **-O**

  Use hexadecimal filter on output. Content of output pipe is presented as a hexadecimal dump. -L option can be used to set how many bytes are printed in one line.

- **-a pattern**

  *pattern* is a string which is recognized in output stream and automatically answered by sending an answer string (see -A option). String can be formatted as a C string, non-asci characters can be escaped in C style.

- **-A answer**

  *answer* is a string which is sent when a pattern (see -a option) is detected in simulator's output. This answer string is written to the input pipe but not shown in the input panel.

- **-L n**

  Set line length of hexadecimal dump in output panel (default=8).

- **-h**

  Show summary of options.

When no options are provided the input and output pipes are created in **/tmp** and named respectively **in** and **out**

## SEE ALSO

[sdcc(1)](/sdcc/1.md), [ucsim(1)](/ucsim/1.md).

## AUTHOR

Timothy Hurman