Sscom 3.2

With modern tools like Serial Studio, COBS Terminal, and WebSerial, why stick with a 20-year-old interface?

| Problem | Likely Cause | Solution | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Cannot open COM port | Port already in use | Close Arduino IDE or other serial monitors. | | Data received is gibberish | Baud rate mismatch | Try 9600, 19200, 57600, 115200. Also check data bits (7 vs 8). | | SSCOM crashes on send | Large file with zero delay | Increase inter-frame delay to 10-20ms. | | No data received | TX/RX crossed | Swap RX and TX wires. Ground must be common. | | Chinese characters in UI | System locale | Use English version (SSCOM32E.exe) or set non-UNICODE program language to English. | sscom 3.2

| Feature | SSCOM 3.2 | Putty | Termite | Hercules | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | HEX send/receive | ✅ Perfect | ❌ Clunky | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | | Multi-port support | ✅ Up to 4 ports | ❌ No | ❌ No | ✅ 2 ports | | Automated responses | ✅ Yes (macro) | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No | | File transfer | ✅ With delay | ❌ No | ❌ No | ✅ Basic | | Lightweight | ✅ <1 MB | ✅ 0.5 MB | ✅ 0.8 MB | ❌ 5+ MB | | Scripting | ✅ Built-in | ❌ No | ❌ No | ✅ Lua (complex) | With modern tools like Serial Studio, COBS Terminal,