Serial port monitoring with PIC

[Peet19]

Hi everyone!
I just have a quick question. Is it possible to monitor the serial port with a PIC?
Like with ESP32 or arduino?
Thank you in advance for your help!

 

[Papabravo]

Yes of course.

 

[For The Popcorn]

Check this trick out. If you use a PICkit 2 for programming, you can monitor a serial output from the PIC without changing connections.

 

[Peet19]

Thank you.

 

[For The Popcorn]

The other approach is to get a USB–UART converter like the one shown here.

Connect the adapter's RX pin to the PIC TX pin, and the adapter's TX pin to PIC RX pin, and you can see anything you print from the PIC to the UART using a terminal emulator on your PC.

I prefer adapters using the CH340 chip, as there seem to be fewer problems with obsolete versions and fake versions.

The jumper on this type of adapter is a bit confusing – it sets the logic level on the TX and RX pins. Set it to match the voltage the PIC is using.

 

[Peet19]

Thanks, Sorry for the late reply but I just read it.

 

[tumbleweed]

The PICKit2 trick from post #3 can now also be used with the PICKit3 if you use PICkitminus

 

[Peet19]

Thanks, I'll try.

 

[Pommie]

Hi everyone!
I just have a quick question. Is it possible to monitor the serial port with a PIC?
Like with ESP32 or arduino?
Thank you in advance for your help!

Seems everyone answered the question that wasn't asked. They answered "how to monitor a serial port with a P.C."

Sorry, just being pedantic.

Mike.
Actually, #2 might be (is) correct.