Using the Serial Monitor

After the Serial Monitor is successfully installed, it can be launched from the Start menu. Upon launch, the Serial Monitor tries the following:

1. It first tries to open the SerMon.sys device driver.
2. If the previous attempt fails, it looks the Service Control Manager database for the driver and tries to start it. This attempt will fail if the current user is not the member of the Administrators group or isn't assigned the special privilege.

When Serial Monitor successfully receives the handle to the SerMon.sys device driver, it becomes ready to work. You can now create or open Monitoring Sessions and start to work.
When you close the Serial Monitor, the following happens:

1. The Serial Monitor closes the current monitoring session, allowing you to save its state.
2. The Serial Monitor closes the handle to the SerMon.sys device driver.
3. If the Serial Monitor security is set to default configuration, it stops the SerMon.sys device driver and unloads it. (See Security Settings for more information)

To temporary stop data processing:

1. Press thebutton on the toolbar or select Tools|Stop menu option.

To resume data processing:

1. Press the button on the toolbar or select the Tools|Start menu option.

When using Log Source, press the Skip button on the status bar to stop waiting for the next event and process it.