Hercules SETUP is described as 'Utility is a useful serial port terminal (RS-485 or RS-232), UDP/IP terminal and TCP/IP Client Server terminal. It was created for HW group internal use only, but today its includes many functions in one utility and its Freeware!' and is a terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are four alternatives to Hercules SETUP for Windows, Linux and Mac. The best Hercules SETUP alternative is Tera Term, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Hercules SETUP are RealTerm, CoolTerm and QuteSerial.
Tera Term (Pro) is a free software terminal emulator (communication program) for MS-Windows. It supports VT100 emulation, telnet connection, serial port connection, and so on.
Tera Term is the most popular Windows alternative to Hercules SETUP.
Tera Term is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Hercules SETUP.
RealTerm is a terminal program specially designed for capturing, controlling and debugging binary and other difficult data streams. It is far better for debugging comms than HyperTerminal. It has no support for dialing modems, BBS, etc. - that is what HyperTerminal does.
CoolTerm is a simple serial port terminal application (no terminal emulation) that is geared towards hobbyists and professionals with a need to exchange data with hardware connected to serial ports such as servo controllers, robotic kits, GPS receivers, microcontrollers, etc.
CoolTerm is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Hercules SETUP.
QuteSerial is a RS232 terminal in the veins of minicom, hyperterminal, and br@y's Terminal.exe. It allows you to access a old-fashioned RS232 (serial) port and display the received data in either a Hex or ASCII format.
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