Keywords: Serial port communication in Windows 7 using Hyper-terminal and Putty, Putty, Hyper terminal in Windows 7 Some times you need to access serial port of your PC/LAPTOP to perform some actions like if you want to connect a GSM modem or if you are an Embedded systems programmer then to access program or interface your micro-controllers to your system. If you are performing these tasks on either Windows or Linux then you will requires some program that can communicate with your hardware and system. In the old days, Windows used to be provided Hyper terminal but now from Windows Vista they don’t provide such a tool, could not understand the reason though.

🙂 How ever you can still use Hyper terminal in Windows 7 as well as you can use other freely available serial communication utilities like Putty. Serial Port Delphi Component more. Putty is a great and free tool and available for both Windows and Linux platforms. Before I start please note that: • If your system does not have any serial port, you can still use a USB-to-Serial adapter When you buy a USB-to-Serial port adapter you will get a driver for it as well.

This driver makes a virtual serial port in your system. • In Windows, serial port named as COM port. • If you want to use Hyper terminal than you have to download.