# hyOzd/serialplot

Small and simple software for plotting data from serial port in realtime.

Repository: https://github.com/hyOzd/serialplot
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/serialplot
Homepage: https://hackaday.io/project/5334-serialplot-realtime-plotting-software
Language: C++
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: serialport, plotting, realtime, qt
Last push: 2025-05-28T09:56:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 33/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 23, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3425, "days_push": 462, "days_rel": 543, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1087, forks 220 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:32.297112+00:00)

## What it is
SerialPlot is a Qt-based desktop application for plotting data from a serial port in real time. It supports binary and ASCII (CSV) input formats, multi-channel synchronized plotting, sending commands to devices, and exporting waveform snapshots to CSV.

## Use cases
- plot sensor data from arduino over serial in realtime
- view adc readings from microcontroller as a live chart
- debug embedded device output over uart
- plot csv data streamed over serial port
- capture waveform snapshots from serial data to csv
- send commands to a device and watch its response plotted

## When to choose
- you need a lightweight GUI to visualize serial data streams in realtime
- you work with microcontrollers and want quick waveform plotting without writing code
- you need binary or CSV serial input with multi-channel synchronized plots

## When to avoid
- you need to plot data from sources other than serial ports (network, files)
- you need advanced analysis, logging, or protocol decoding like a full logic analyzer or oscilloscope suite
- you need a headless or scriptable plotting solution

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: data-visualization, gui, charts
- domain: developer-tools, data-visualization, embedded-systems, hardware
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: serial-port, realtime-plotting, qt, oscilloscope, uart, csv-export, embedded-debugging, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- hyOzd/serialplot (main) score 33

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:32.297112+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:49:27.530455+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hyOzd/serialplot (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:32.297112+00:00, sha 8c509f6b2f95)
  - homepage: https://hackaday.io/project/5334-serialplot-realtime-plotting-software (fetched 2026-08-29T12:52:01.234847+00:00, sha 714129d22833)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.