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How To Use Virtual Terminal

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Hello everyone, I hope you all are doing great. In today’s tutorial, we will have a

look at How to use Virtual Terminal in Proteus ISIS. It’s our 5th tutorial in

Proteus Series. I will first explain what is virtual terminal and then we will have a

look at its uses and performance in Proteus ISIS.

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 Virtual Terminal is an important tool

available in Proteus and it comes quite in

handy while working on serial modules

i.e. GSM, GPS, XBee etc. So, let’s get

started with Virtual Terminal in Proteus.

What is Virtual Terminal ?

Virtual Terminal is a tool in Proteus,

which is used to view data coming from

Serial Port (DB9) and also used to send

the data to Serial Port. In windows XP,

there’s a built in tool named Hyper

Terminal, which is also used for the same

purpose but in windows 7 there’s no such

tool, so for windows 7 users this virtual

terminal is quite a great comfort. If you guys don’t know about serial port then I

would suggest you to read this tutorial to get better idea of serial port:

What is Serial Port?

I have posted many tutorials on my blog in which I have communicated over

Serial port using different software. For example, you can check this Serial

communication in MATLAB and can also have a look at Serial Communication in

Visual Studio 2010. As serial communication is too common, so almost every

microcontroller supports Serial communication. Arduino UNO has builtin single

serial port at its pins 0 and 1, while Arduino Mega 2560 has built in four Serial

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ports in it. Similarly, PIC Microcontroller also supports Serial port and it is also

available in 8051 Microcontroller.

Uses of Virtual Terminal

Virtual Terminal in Proteus, as I explained above, is used to send or receive data

to or from a serial port. Serial port is a 9 pin port which is mostly find on the

computers and is used in Embedded System Projects for data communication.

Normally in student projects, data is sent from hardware to computer via serial

port and then user design some application on their computer to view that data

in some represent-able form.

Now, in projects there are some testing steps which are quite helpful, if we use

them properly, and these testing steps require some tools in order to test the

process. Like, suppose some student have designed the hardware to send the

data to the computer and have also design its application to receive it and now

when he tests it he didn’t receive any data. At that point student got tensed and

don’t know where’s the error so at that point there’s may be some error in the

hardware or may be in the software.

Now, in order to be sure he need to test both of them separately and here is the

point where virtual terminal is used. First connect your hardware with the

computer and then run the hardware and check whether you are receiving data

on the virtual terminal or not. If you are receiving it, means your hardware is

okay and the problem is in software side and if you are not means your

hardware is not so good.

Whenever I start working on some projects, I always make sure that I am going

in right direction like if I have to made this project then after completing my 󰊐
hardware, I will first check it via this virtual terminal and once I got sure that my

hardware is okay then I will move to the software part. If you are gonna design

the hardware then I think you must check Serial communication with 8051

Microcontroller, which is also designed in Proteus ISIS software and the data is

displayed using the same virtual terminal.

There are also many other applications of this terminal like suppose you wanna

design some circuit in Proteus which involves serial port then you can add this

terminal on your circuit and can test it before going to the hardware, which we

will shortly see below. So, now let’s get started with Virtual Terminal in Proteus.

How to Use Virtual Terminal in Proteus ISIS?

First of all open the Proteus ISIS and click on the P button to search for the
components, as we seen in previous tutorials.

Now in the search box type “COMPIM” , when you search this a result will
show up as shown in the below figure:

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 After Selecting this, click OK to add this component in the database.

COMPIM is the serial port in Proteus and using its properties we can
assign any COM pin of our computer to it and it will behave like that pin.
We will change the properties shortly.

Now, click on the Virtual Instrument Mode and then on the Virtual
Terminal as shown in the below figure and add it in the Proteus
workspace.

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Now join the TXD pin of COMPIM with the TXD pin of Virtual Terminal and
RXD with RXD as shown in the figure below:

Now, double click on the COMPIM to open the Properties menu and set the
properties as shown below:

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I have selected COM1 and my baud rate is 9600, you can set it whatever
you want like if you are using the COM3 then set the port to COM3 and
baud rate of your own choice.

Similarly open the properties of the virtual terminal and make sure that the
baud rate is same in both the cases.

Now connect your hardware with the computer and play the simulation.
Again make sure that the port which you have selected for the COMPIM is
same port with which you have attached your hardware.

After you play the simulation a black window will open up which will show
the data coming from your hardware to the COM1 pin as shown below:

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 This black box is actually the Virtual Terminal which is showing data
coming from my hardware.

If you play the simulation and this Virtual Terminal doesn’t pop up then
right click on the Virtual Terminal Component and then click on Virtual
Terminal which will be at the end in the options and this black window will
open up.

I think you guys have got much of the idea of this Virtual Terminal in Proteus

ISIS. If you have any problem anywhere, ask in comments and also subscribe to

our newsletter via email to get these amazing tutorials right into your mailbox. In
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the next tutorial, I have explained How to use Oscilloscope in Proteus ISIS.

Thanks, take care.

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sharingilm
 May 27, 2013 at 3:44 pm

Please can you tell how to add ADUC 832BS and

XILINX CPLD XC9572XL to Proteus ISIS library?

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Syed Zain Nasir

 May 28, 2013 at 5:46 pm

Hi I will explain it in the coming tutorials …

you have to wait a little …. I am quite busy

these days that’s why couldn’t write it up

….

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samantha venus coldfire

 August 31, 2013 at 7:11 pm

PLEASE I HAVE A CODE FOR ATMEGA 32 I MADE

THE CONNECTION SHOWN

http://www.mediafire.com/?apl37ueg7363r9s AND I

HAVE THIS CODE

/* 󰊐
* RocknRoll.c

* Created: 30/08/2013 09:21:43 ‫م‬

* Author: samsoma

*/

/********************************************************

Includes

*********************************************************

#include

#include

#include

/********************************************************

Macros and Defines

*********************************************************

#define F_CPU 9600//System clocks for perfect

USART communications should be multiples of

//1.8432MHz which when used will give a 0.00% error.

#define BAUD 9600

#define MYUBRR ((F_CPU/16/BAUD)-1)

/********************************************************

Function Prototypes

*********************************************************

void usart_init(uint16_t ubrr);

char usart_getchar( void );

void usart_putchar( char data );

void usart_pstr (char *s);

unsigned char usart_kbhit(void);

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/********************************************************

Main

*********************************************************

int main( void ) {

// configure PORTA as output

DDRA = 0xFF;

// setup PORTB data direction as an input

DDRB = 0;

// make sure it is high impedance and will not source

PORTB = 0;

// fire up the usart

usart_init ( MYUBRR );

// dump some strings to the screen at power on

usart_pstr(“Ready to rock and roll!nr”);

usart_pstr(“Type in a character, and I will transpose it

up by 1:nr”);

// main loop

while(true) {

// if a key has been pressed, then process it

if(usart_kbhit()) {

usart_putchar(usart_getchar() + 1);

// map the PINB inputs to the PORTA outputs

PORTA = PINB;

// a little humor is always good, PB0 gets the user

yelled at

if(bit_is_clear(PINB,PB0)) {
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usart_pstr(“OUCH! Stop poking me!nr”);
 p ( pp g )

/********************************************************

usart Related

*********************************************************

void usart_init( uint16_t ubrr) {

// Set baud rate

UBRRH = (uint8_t)(ubrr>>8);

UBRRL = (uint8_t)ubrr;

// Enable receiver and transmitter

UCSRB = (1<<RXEN)|(1<<TXEN);

// Set frame format: 8data, 1stop bit

UCSRC = (1<<URSEL)|(3<<UCSZ0);

void usart_putchar(char data) {

// Wait for empty transmit buffer

while ( !(UCSRA & (_BV(UDRE))) );

// Start transmission

UDR = data;

char usart_getchar(void) {

// Wait for incoming data

while ( !(UCSRA & (_BV(RXC))) );

// Return the data

return UDR;

} 󰊐
unsigned char usart kbhit(void) {
 unsigned char usart_kbhit(void) {

//return nonzero if char waiting polled version

unsigned char b;

b=0;

if(UCSRA & (1<<RXC)) b=1;

return b;

void usart_pstr(char *s) {

// loop through entire string

while (*s) {

usart_putchar(*s);

s++;

IT DOESN’T WORK !!

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tarik
 June 5, 2014 at 5:15 pm

hello,

thank you for your good tutorial, i want to test my

code on proteus wethout any harware, then i want to

connect mikroC to proteus with virtual serial port

emulator but the UART Terminal open with error and i

can’t chose the COM port,thank you

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 Navjot Singh
 September 9, 2014 at 10:22 am

Hello Sir

please help me i want to receive and send data

through GPS/GSM virtually using proteus.

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basil
 January 30, 2015 at 5:53 am

can i use this process to connect a bluetooth device

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Syed Zain Nasir

 January 30, 2015 at 10:26 pm

Hi,

Yes you can also use it for Bluetooth as

bluetooth works on COM Port, check the

COM port of your bluetooth in its

Properties and give that COM Port in the

Virtual terminal of Proteus.

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 Thanks.

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APPU M T
 May 5, 2015 at 12:32 pm

plse send me pic c program

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Muhammad Atiq
 September 18, 2015 at 5:29 pm

I am using usb to RS232 converter and in device

manager its showing port COM9. How can i select

COM9 in proteus? There’s only Com1 to Com4 options

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Vaibhav
 October 6, 2015 at 1:07 pm

Hi.

I m having both versions of proteus 8 as well as 7.

And I want transmit data wirelessly . But I didn’t fine

wireless modules in any of this version .

Can anybody plz help me with it ..

I wanted what version of have wireless module like 󰊐

KST-TX01
 KST TX01.

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kausar almas
 November 2, 2015 at 8:05 am

hiii.i am doing a final year project. in that i have to

interface a bluetooth module hk4u with pic16f872. so

for that i need a code n proteus simulation diagram ..

in proteus i cant find bluetooth module so plz anyone

can tell me n provide me code also…

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Syed Zain Nasir

 November 4, 2015 at 10:29 am

You can’t use this module in Proteus

because its library is not given. As the

code is concerned, we can provide you the

complete code for this project.

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subrat
 December 22, 2015 at 2:11 am

hiiii…. i have used protesus 8..But if I make right click

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on virtual terminal then there is no option for virtual
 terminal at the end of list

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Dickson Lucian
 January 24, 2016 at 6:52 pm

After setting up the devices for simulation my virtual

terminal doesnt display the data from the gps module

and even after right clicking it i cant find a place to

enable displaying of the data …i need a hand on that

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veeru
 February 23, 2016 at 5:29 pm

hello sir ….

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sayres
 July 10, 2016 at 5:27 pm

Hi dude.

I play the simulation and this Virtual Terminal doesn’t

pop up and I do right click on virtual terminal

component but any of options are not changeable.

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what can I do?
 at ca do?

I’m new in protues.

plz explain clearly.tnx.

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sayres
 July 11, 2016 at 5:17 pm

I’m using peroteus 8.3 but I ‘ve solved this

problem .

If this problem happened to someone you

can solve that like this:

in debug menu you mush select Digital

oscilloscope.

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Niki
 September 17, 2016 at 2:13 am

If i want to make communication between my

bluetooth app and virtual terminal ,how can i do this

please explain

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Syed Zain Nasir

 September 17, 2016 at 4:01 am 󰊐
 Add me n Skype and we will discuss it in

detail. Its not easy to receive data from

APP to virtual terminal. My Skype id is

theenggprojects.

Thanks.

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AUGUST
 October 15, 2016 at 10:48 am

Thank you guys ,this site become very helpfully to me

and my friends……………..!

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Mohammad Faraz
 January 1, 2017 at 7:28 pm

I’ve seen a video on youtube, there COMPIM and

arduino were interfacing with visual basic. I’ve

designed a PIR circuit in VB and want to interface

PIR+Arduino simulation in proteus. Is it possible?

kindly help me out.

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 Aditya
 February 16, 2018 at 9:35 am

Hello sir,

I want to send the 8 bit data from any port of 89C51

to PC.

Please help me with the code and circuit diagram.

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