TCPUART transparent Bridge provides a direct TCP-to-UART bridge for USB serial adapters, enabling seamless networked serial communication with embedded boards. It supports Arduino, ESP8266/ESP32, STM32 Nucleo-64 and other CDC ACM devices, with OTG requirements and a netcat-friendly workflow. Not ranked in any top list, it combines solid user reception (4.67 from 94 ratings) with a long market presence of 2674 days.
Pros & Cons
Bridges TCP and UART for networked data transmission
Wide compatibility with popular boards and USB chipsets
OTG-friendly setup with standard cables
Netcat-compatible workflow for quick testing
Not ranked in any top list.
About TCPUART transparent Bridge
TCPUART transparent Bridge is a tools app developed by HARDCODED JOY S.R.L..
Download Statistics
TCPUART transparent Bridge has been downloaded 15 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 81 times.
User Ratings
TCPUART transparent Bridge is rated 4.67 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 94 ratings.
App Information
TCPUART transparent Bridge is FREE to download. The APK download size is 313.71 kB. The latest version available is 1.3.5. The last update was on September 7, 2023.
Technical Requirements
TCPUART transparent Bridge requires Android 3.1+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play April 2019.
Description
This application allows you to connect an UART (Serial) USB adapter to a TCP socket, to send and receive data.
Example use case: - connect your Arduino to the phone using OTG cable - access it using netcat in Linux
Connection: Phone must have USB OTG function and be able to provide power to the connected USB device (most phones nowadays). Use USB OTG adapter cable (test the adapter works by connecting a computer mouse). Use normal USB cable to connect your embedded board to the OTG adapter. Note: symmetrical USB C - USB C cable might not work. Use normal cable and OTG adapter.
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Comments on TCPUART transparent Bridge for Android
★★★★☆Rick Stoyle· Nov 1, 2023
I found this to be a handy little app. Only issue is battery drain. After closing the app, it will continue to run in the background and drain your battery. So after use, you need to kill the process (via settings) or reboot the phone or tablet. If you change your settings to not allow this app to use battery while it is in the background, then the app will not work correctly. So, give it unrestricted use of battery, but make sure it's "process" is not running after you are done using it.
★★★★★ken suddes· Jan 7, 2020
The gd77 is a dmr radio with open gd77 firmware that allows it to be used as a hotspot for the brandmeister network. Your great app serves as an interface between the radio and blued (an app to connect the radio to the system) using tcpuart as baud 115200 on server port 2000. I reverted to v1.2 on my Samsung j3. Further investigation tells me that the j3 is a bit iffy with otg. A newer tablet using v123 is ok. Sorry for troubling you.
★★★★★Anders Odhner· Jul 18, 2020
This app does what it's supposed to. I used it with a USB-to-RS232 adapter, a dial-up modem, socat, and pppd to get my rooted phone online in a place where all I had was a landline. I also managed to compile efax and use my phone with a dial-up modem to send and receive faxes. This app, along with socat is what allowed me to access the modem through Linux CLI programs.
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Trust & Safety: Permissions requested are FOREGROUND_SERVICE, INTERNET, and POST_NOTIFICATIONS, which support keeping the bridge active and alerting users. The app is marked as is_proguarded, indicating code obfuscation for added protection. These factors suggest a reasonable safety profile for a networking/bridge utility.
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