Overview
Settings
Settings are saved on a per-device basis. When you reconnect the same device to Serial the configuration will be remembered automatically.
Device are uniquely identified based on their USB vendor ID, product ID, and serial number. For devices that are not assigned or do not support unique serial numbers Serial will disambiguate multiple devices that look the same using the USB port they are plugged into.
Profiles
Profiles are snapshots of the current settings that can be saved and applied later to any device.
When you choose a profile the current device settings will be overwritten by those stored in the profile. Applying a profile is a “one-shot” action, meaning the device is not tied to the profile after it is applied. Subsequent changes to the profile will not affect the settings for the device, nor will changes to the device settings affect those stored in the profile.
Default Profile
When you connect a new device to Serial that hasn’t been connected before the default profile will be used to initialize the settings for the device.
This can be useful when configuring a stack of network switches, for example.
The default profile is optional and if designated will be shown in boldface text.
Save Profile
Save the current settings into a new or existing profile.
Manage Profiles
Rename, delete, duplicate or edit your saved profiles.