Invisible wrote:
>>>> If I connect this thing to COM1: on my PC, is there some way to
>>>> capture the data it's spewing out in a file?
>>
>> Hyperterminal if you are on Win XP or 2k or anything before Vista. Not
>> sure about Windows 7, but I can not find hyperterminal in Vista. Can
>> always use PuTTY, or if you have them installed both the Arduino or PIC
>> IDEs should suffice.
> 
> How do you work Hyperterminal? It seems to be expecting a modem and
> demands to know dialing codes, etc.

Have the device connected, open hyperterminal, and change the
device/port. You will want COM#, may have to check the device manager to
see which port the 'unknown device' is connected to.

And if pictures work better,
http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Interfacing/HyperTerminal

The specific settings, bps, parity, stop bit and so on may differ,
obviously.

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