Teensyduino 1.59.0 with IDE 2.3.7, Teensy 4.0: Serial Monitor data can't be copied

[rjsdotorg]

Using Teensyduino 1.59.0 in IDE 2.3.7, a Teensy 4.0 and Win10, the Serial Monitor output can't be copied. CTRL-A, mouse-drag etc.
L-Clicking the window, CTRL-A, selects all of the code tab above. It's like the event is being grabbed by the tab panel.
This is after the code (a 2 second ADC collection) is stopped, auto-scroll is off as well.

 

[jmarsh]

The serial monitor simply isn't very good, even when it does copy it only grabs what is currently visible. Any selected text that is scrolled off-screen doesn't get copied.
You're better off using something like TyCommander if you want to save/copy the output (and have it auto-reconnect whenever you reset the board).

 

[rjsdotorg]

The serial monitor simply isn't very good, even when it does copy it only grabs what is currently visible. Any selected text that is scrolled off-screen doesn't get copied.
You're better off using something like TyCommander if you want to save/copy the output (and have it auto-reconnect whenever you reset the board).

This is after the code (a 2 second ADC collection) is stopped, auto-scroll is off as well.

 

[PaulStoffregen]

This is an Arduino IDE bug. Teensyduino 1.59 can't do anything about it, because it's in the software from Arduino and not any part Teensyduino provides.

 

[rjsdotorg]

I added the platform.local.txt to the Arduino AppData\Local\... with

tools.teensyloader.cmd.path=C:\Program Files (x86)\TyTools\TyCommanderC.exe
tools.teensyloader.upload.pattern="{cmd.path}" upload --autostart --wait --delegate "{build.path}/{build.project_name}.hex"

and restarted the IDE.
Works fine.

Odd that when I try Tools>Integrate to Arduino in TyCommander it doesn't like any "location" I select.

 

[jmarsh]

Supposedly there are some nightly arduino IDE builds with a "copy output" button in the serial monitor as a workaround for their broken behaviour. I haven't tested them (because I still think the Serial Monitor is pretty rubbish; why isn't it a basic ascii terminal with optional support for escape/control sequences that would allow cursor positioning/screen clearing...)

 

[rjsdotorg]

Supposedly there are some nightly arduino IDE builds with a "copy output" button in the serial monitor as a workaround for their broken behaviour. I haven't tested them (because I still think the Serial Monitor is pretty rubbish; why isn't it a basic ascii terminal with optional support for escape/control sequences that would allow cursor positioning/screen clearing...)

+1
I just tested the Windows 2.3.8 nightly 20251224
there is a "Copy Output" icon at top right of the bottom pane.

 

[defragster]

I added the platform.local.txt to the Arduino AppData\Local\... with

tools.teensyloader.cmd.path=C:\Program Files (x86)\TyTools\TyCommanderC.exe
tools.teensyloader.upload.pattern="{cmd.path}" upload --autostart --wait --delegate "{build.path}/{build.project_name}.hex"

and restarted the IDE.
Works fine.

Odd that when I try Tools>Integrate to Arduino in TyCommander it doesn't like any "location" I select.

The Integrate worked for the IDE 1.x installation.

The use with platform.local.txt is very good and the added --delegate still uses the PJRC Loader for upload. Got that added when the T_4.x LOCKABLE went into Beta. Though @Koromix has recently posted an alternate EXE of TyCommander on github that could be used that wasn't tried as the handoff to the Teensy Loader works fine - and provides 'verbose' output if there is any issue.

 

[defragster]

The serial monitor simply isn't very good, even when it does copy it only grabs what is currently visible. Any selected text that is scrolled off-screen doesn't get copied.
You're better off using something like TyCommander if you want to save/copy the output (and have it auto-reconnect whenever you reset the board).

Quite Right!
TyCommander allows Multiple Teensy connect and usage and support Dual and Triple USB as well. And gives info like what COM PORT # for Windows use and even allows friendly naming tied to each unique Serial#. It also caches all the streamed SerMon data to a disk TXT file for later recall when that helps, cycling between some 3 files in turn as the default or user config size is reached.

 

[KurtE]

Supposedly there are some nightly arduino IDE builds

Should be in current release.

i also use TyCommander some of the time, some times I use PuTTY or KiTTY when
i am outputting from zephyr or the like that desires terminal emulation

 

[rjsdotorg]

Confirmed 2.3.7 does have a "Copy Output" icon at top right of the bottom pane.

I also just installed Arduino IDE for Visual Studio 2022+ with Arduino IDE extension, as well as "Serial Monitor 2".
(I use VS Code for Python projects)
The basic VS Port Monitor also works.
I haven't figured out how to get the upload feature/button to work yet. The path seems to be CLI hooks which are a bit obtuse.
I added https://platformio.org/platformio-ide to my VS Code install and it seems to run nicely one I found the right buttons and made a new workspace.