[14:51] <janskyview> hi everyone, my machine doesn't  have a serial port and i'm trying to write a java application that reads and writes to a serial port, do you know any emulators please?
[15:31] <mythos> janskyview_, java?
[15:32] <mythos> does java even support rs232?
[15:33] <mythos> oh, it does
[15:35] <mythos> janskyview_, you need a device on the rs232-port, so a virtual one won't help you
[15:43] <janskyview_> mythos: yeah
[15:44] <janskyview_> mythos: do you think socat could overcome that problem?
[15:46] <mythos> ttySx is character-device, so i don't think, this will work
[15:47] <mythos> so, you want to use a com-port on another machine?
[15:47] <mythos> *on a
[15:50] <janskyview_> mythos: no, I have to write a java app that reads/writes to a serial port, but the pc where i am working at does not have any serial port so I thought I could try to emulate it with socat
[15:52] <mythos> i think, the easiest way is to buy a usb2rs232-adapter
[15:52] <mythos> else you are going to write a rs232-dummy and a client for that dummy