KLS Serial Utility

KLS Serial is a Windows Forms utility for configuring and testing serial communication with K-band, L-band, and S-band transceiver modules. It provides band-specific command builders, frame validation, live receive parsing, and basic capture tools for hardware integration work.

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Features

• Detect and configure available serial ports.
• Switch between K-, L-, and S-band control panels.
• Build and send protocol-specific binary command frames.
• Configure frequency, attenuation, operating mode, and sweep parameters.
• Validate received frame checksums and decode reported values.
• Display timestamps and save received data to a text file.

Technology

• C# and Windows Forms
• .NET Framework 4.7.2
• System.IO.Ports.SerialPort

Repository Layout

serialport/serialport/       Visual Studio solution and source code

Build and Run

1. Use Windows with Visual Studio 2019 or later.
2. Open serialport/serialport/serialport.sln.
3. Restore/build the solution for Any CPU.
4. Connect an authorized serial device and select the matching COM port and protocol settings in the application.

Project Status

This is a sanitized historical engineering archive. Proprietary protocol documents, packaged applications, shortcuts, and generated build output have been removed from the repository. Verify authorization and the applicable device documentation before using the remaining source code.