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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# Script that can read from a serial device and show timestamps.
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2009  Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
+#
+# This file may be distributed under the terms of the GNU GPLv3 license.
+
+# Usage:
+#   tools/readserial.py /dev/ttyUSB0 115200
+
+import sys
+import time
+import select
+import serial
+
+# Reset time counter after this much idle time.
+RESTARTINTERVAL = 60
+# Alter timing reports based on how much time would be spent writing
+# to serial.
+ADJUSTBAUD = 1
+
+def readserial(infile, logfile, baudrate):
+    starttime = 0
+    isnewline = 1
+    while 1:
+        # Read data
+        try:
+            res = select.select([infile, sys.stdin], [], [])
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            sys.stdout.write("\n")
+            break
+        if sys.stdin in res[0]:
+            # Got keyboard input - force reset on next serial input
+            sys.stdin.read(1)
+            starttime = 0
+            if len(res[0]) == 1:
+                continue
+        curtime = time.time()
+        d = infile.read(4096)
+
+        # Reset start time if no data for some time
+        if curtime - starttime > RESTARTINTERVAL:
+            starttime = curtime
+            charcount = 0
+            isnewline = 1
+            sys.stdout.write("\n")
+            logfile.write("\n")
+
+        # Translate unprintable chars; add timestamps
+        out = ""
+        for c in d:
+            if isnewline:
+                delta = curtime - starttime
+                if ADJUSTBAUD:
+                    delta -= float(charcount * 9) / baudrate
+                out += "%06.3f: " % delta
+                isnewline = 0
+            oc = ord(c)
+            charcount += 1
+            if oc == 0x0d:
+                continue
+            if oc == 0x00:
+                out += "<00>\n"
+                isnewline = 1
+                continue
+            if oc == 0x0a:
+                out += "\n"
+                isnewline = 1
+                continue
+            if oc < 0x20 or oc >= 0x7f and oc != 0x09:
+                out += "<%02x>" % oc
+                continue
+            out += c
+
+        sys.stdout.write(out)
+        sys.stdout.flush()
+        logfile.write(out)
+        logfile.flush()
+
+def printUsage():
+    print "Usage:\n   %s [<serialdevice> [<baud>]]" % (sys.argv[0],)
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+def main():
+    serialport = 0
+    baud = 115200
+    if len(sys.argv) > 3:
+        printUsage()
+    if len(sys.argv) > 1:
+        serialport = sys.argv[1]
+    if len(sys.argv) > 2:
+        baud = int(sys.argv[2])
+
+    ser = serial.Serial(serialport, baud, timeout=0)
+
+    logname = time.strftime("seriallog-%Y%m%d_%H%M%S.log")
+    f = open(logname, 'wb')
+    readserial(ser, f, baud)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()