Nutchip Commander

Nutchip Commander is a free software program that implements a virtual remote control on your PC screen. (download).
On-screen keys can be clicked like true remote control keys. In addition, the virtual remote control has monitoring capabilities: 8 LEDs showing Nutchip's inputs (green LEDs) and outputs (red LEDs) in real-time, plus a display in order to know current status.

It's fantastic for:

Controlling remotely your Nutchip board from your PC. Switch on/off relays, fans, lights, door openers, and whatever your fantasy suggests at the click of your mouse.
Monitoring on your computer' screen remote inputs and outputs: to know wheter a pump is on or off, if all the doors are closed, if new mail is waiting in the mailbox....
Debug and tune new prjects: its capability to show Nutchip's current status in real-time is very useful during state-table tuning. Also, check in real-time all the inputs and output at a glance, without even touching the multimeter!

And, of course, it is an effective remote control for Nutchips that youcan download and use for free and does not require a remote control receivers, as it works through the PC serial port.

Nutchip commanders requires Nutchip circuit to be connected to the PC through a serial interface (the same used during programming). Serial port standards dictate a maximum cable length around 10 m. nonetheless, we have notice from many readers who succesfully attempted longer distances without problems (30 m and more)..

Nutchip commander does not use the REMOTE input pin, which can still be used for adding also a "real" remote control - RF or infrared.

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Known bugs and limitations:

Nutchip commander can control only one Nutchip board at a time: to control more than one use an external serial port switch/selector (available from most computer shops).
The status display requires truth table states to be numbered consecutively (st0, st1, st2, st3, st4 etc.).
If your truth table lacks one or more states (e.g. es. st00, st05, st09) Nutchip Commander will show state numbers as if they were st0, st1, st2....
Nutstation issues a warning should when missing states are detected.
Requires Nutstation to be installed on same PC.