While a number of terminal emulators are available, Tera Term is recommended by the mbed team. For example, status or error messages can be embedded into a program running on the mbed, and transferred to the terminal emulator when certain points in the program are reached.
TERATERM FOR WINDOWS 8.1 SOFTWARE
It can become a very useful tool for user interfacing and software debugging. Such a terminal is particularly useful for displaying messages from the mbed to a computer screen. It then provides a context for data transfer, using the host computer keyboard for data input. Terminal emulators simply take the form of a software package running on the host computer which creates an image on the computer screen, through which settings can be selected.
14.7 A Conclusion on using the Control Registers.14.4 Getting Deeper into the Control Registers.13.3 Communicating Control Data over the Controller Area Network.13.2 Closed Loop Digital Compass Example.12.5 Local Network and Internet Communications with the mbed.