A terminal emulator or serial monitor is required for configuring the Sensorbee Modbus base unit via its USB-C interface. In the absence of a pre-existing terminal emulator, it is necessary to download, install, and configure one. Numerous free alternatives are available for Modbus device configuration, including:
<aside> 📔 In this how-to guide, the process for downloading, installing, and setting up Tera Term—a terminal emulator used for configuring the Sensorbee Modbus unit—will be detailed.
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Tera Term ranks among the leading terminal emulators for the Windows operating system. The emulator offers multi-protocol support, a tabbed user interface, and compatibility with SSH, Telnet, serial ports, as well as various file transfer protocols.
The latest version of Tera Term can be downloaded from: https://osdn.net/projects/ttssh2/releases/.
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Upon completion of the executable file download, initiate the installation process by double-clicking the executable.
<aside> đź“” Given that the majority of installation steps principally involve advancing through the prompts by clicking the 'Next' button, a succinct enumeration of each step will be provided, deviating only if the pattern changes.
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