PyTool USB Serial Android

PyTool USB Serial

USB serial tool with Python script feature.

Features & Capabilities

PyTool USB Serial is a great tool for USB serial developing, debugging and monitoring.
It features Python script capability that gives you the greatest flexibility.

Why script capability is desirable for USB serial tool?
Electrical engineers find it handy to use a hand held device like Android phone or tablet to debug or monitor serial communication in the field, factory or lab.
But nearly every communication system got its own protocol or data format.
Searching in a sea of hex data like "02a5b4ca....ff000803" and trying to figure out what is happening is not pleasant at all.
That is where PyTool USB Serial comes to help.
With the ability to run custom Python script, PyTool USB Serial can read and parse any received data, display it in the way you want, and even reply when it is needed.

There are script examples for quick start. Just copy and paste one of them to try them out.

There is also a handy USB serial terminal for general use.

It supports main stream USB serial drivers, including:
FTDI driver
CDC ACM driver
CP210x driver
CH34x driver
PL2303 driver

Script General Guide
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* The Python version used in this app is 3.8.

* This app is not designed as script editor although script can be edited in the script field.
The best way is to use your favorite script editor and then copy and paste the script.

* Always use 4 spaces for indentation to avoid weird errors.

* Most of the packages in standard Python library are available to import.

* If while loop is needed, always use app.running_script as condition in order to stop the script properly.

* Use app.version to get the app version string.

* Use app.get_output() to get the script output field as string.

* Use app.set_output(object) to display object in the script output field as string.

* Use app.print_text(object) as a shortcut for app.set_output(app.get_output() + str(object)) to append text to the script output field.

* Use app.clear_text() as a shortcut for app.set_output("") to clear the script output field.

* Use app.send_data(bytearray) to send bytearray through serial port.

* Use app.receive_data() to read the data from the buffer as bytearray.

* Use app.log_file(text) to save a log file in storage.
The log file is located here [Storage Directory]/PyToolUSBSerial/log_[UTC Timestamp].txt.
text (str): Text Content
return (str): Full File Path

Here is one script example from this app:
####################
# Display received data in hex and echo back.

from binascii import hexlify
from codecs import decode

while(app.running_script):
# Try to fetch any data received in the buffer.
data_rcv = app.receive_data()
if data_rcv:
# Data represented in hex.
data_hex = decode(hexlify(data_rcv), 'utf_8', 'ignore')
# Display received data along with old data.
app.set_output(app.get_output() + data_hex)
# Echo back.
app.send_data(data_rcv)
####################

User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
Quan Lin
Downloads:
88
Version:
0.8 Last updated: 2021-07-02
Creation date:
2019-06-18
Publisher country:
AU AU
Price:
1.99
Email:
ja*****@gmail.com
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
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Source:
Google Play Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-21
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Contact the developer

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Developed by:
Quan Lin
Google Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quanlin.pytoolusbserial
Email:
ja*****@gmail.com
Website:
https://github.com/jacklinquan/PyTool_USB_Serial

User Reviews

Works great, thank you! One question though: With the "Load" button, where should I place the py source code file? Copy-pasting code works find, but is sometimes unstable (indention problems). I'd prefer to load a py file directly, but have been unable to determine how this works in your app.
by Ch*****, 2022-07-27

Good work, keep it up. One of my main tools in embedded development when away from my pc.
by Jo*****, 2020-11-24
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