Communications Utilities
Jasper (Java Simulation of Protocols for Education and Research)
The list that follows gives a few communications utilities that I wrote for my own purposes. They are available in source form. To unpack them will need tar and gunzip (on Unix) or WinZip (or similar, on MS Windows).
Summary:This is an extensible simulator for interactively and visually exploring communications protocols. It is intended both for learning well-known protocols and for researching new ones. The simulator operates in a standard Java framework, and so can be used for simulation over the web or on a local machine. The code is available in source form (for developers) and also pre-compiled (for instant use with a web browser).
Needs: Java/JavaScript-enabled web browser or Java development environment (e.g. JDK 1.1.17 or later)
Usage: See README file
Source: Obtain jasper-1.3.zip by http
Summary:This is a program written in Java for displaying data collected by WxLog and vetted by WxVet.
Needs: Java support (e.g. the Sun JDK) - the code needs to be customised slightly and recompiled for each installation
Usage: See README file
Source: Obtain wx-3.0.zip by http
Summary:This is a program written in QBasic (a Basic dialect) for logging data transmitted via a serial port from an Oregon Scientific Professional Weather Station (model WMR 928N).
Needs: QBasic or similar Basic dialect
Usage: See README file
Source: Obtain wx-3.0.zip by http
Summary:This is a program written in Java for vetting data collected by WxLog.
Needs: Java support (e.g. the Sun JDK) - the code needs to be customised slightly and recompiled for each installation
Usage: See README file
Source: Obtain wx-3.0.zip by http
There are many public domain and shareware communications utilities available on the archives. The following is a random and very small selection of sites, biased towards the author's interests:
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