# A Terminal program for Picocalc?

**URL:** <https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/a-terminal-program-for-picocalc/19474>\
**Category:** PicoCalc\
**Created:** [August 28, 2025, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/a-terminal-program-for-picocalc/19474 "2025-08-28T19:23:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Showing post:** 8

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![BlairLeduc](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/blairleduc/32/11808_2.png) [@BlairLeduc](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/BlairLeduc)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 11:58pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/a-terminal-program-for-picocalc/19474/8 "2025-08-30T23:58:03Z")

</div>

I created a terminal app for the PicoCalc, however, when testing I remembered this post:

> [@Side Sockets on PicoCalc](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/side-sockets-on-picocalc/18034/10):
>
> I have been looking at the uart sockets on the side of the picocalc and I don’t really think they are useful without modification. The usbc connector is ordinarily routed to a usb-serial device (the CH340) and from there to UART0 on the pico. If you connect the usbc to a pc you will see the serial device appear when you turn the picocalc on. This is how the serial console works. If you attempt to use the UART0 sockets on the side connector then you will be fighting the CH340. This is unlike…

Without a hardware modification, the UART0 side port is not functional. And it you make the modification, then UART0 over USB-C connector will not function (one way or the other).

Is anyone still interested in the terminal app I created?

---

_[View the full topic](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/a-terminal-program-for-picocalc/19474)._