PortDock
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Free communication tools for testing field hardware on Windows. Each tool is a separate, small download; they share the same communication and decoding core.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|
| PortDock Serial | Serial (COM) terminal — RS-232/RS-485/USB serial, signal lines (DTR/RTS/CTS/DSR/RI/CD), auto-reconnect after a USB replug, framing, checksums (nine types plus custom CRC), Modbus RTU decoding and request builder, auto-reply, timestamped test logs |
| PortDock Modbus Slave | Modbus slave simulator over serial RTU, Modbus TCP or RTU over TCP — coil and register tables (32-bit, float and string cells), value simulation, fault injection, built-in device profiles, CSV register maps, and the master's requests as they arrive |
| PortDock TCP | TCP client, server and relay (monitor) — multiple peers, echo, auto-reconnect, Modbus TCP framing |
| PortDock UDP | UDP sender/receiver — broadcast, multicast, echo |
| PortDock Simulator | Rule-based fake device over serial, TCP and UDP — "when this arrives, reply with that" |
| PortDock Net Scan | Find devices on an industrial network: ping/ARP sweep, MAC vendor, industrial ports (Modbus 502, MC, XGT …), long-term ping monitor, Wake-on-LAN |
| PortDock Modbus Master | Modbus RTU/TCP master (poll tool): several poll tables, typed values (U16–F64, strings, byte orders, 40001 notation), writes 05/06/0F/10, slave ID and address range scan, built-in device profiles, decoded traffic, statistics, CSV value log, trends |
| PortDock SCPI | SCPI instrument terminal over LAN socket (5025) or RS-232, no VISA: query/write/read with response times, *IDN? identification, error queue draining, *OPC? waits, repeated numeric measurements (table, trend, CSV), block data (#…) with HEX preview and file save |
| PortDock Plot | Live plotter for numbers from serial, TCP or UDP: comma/space/tab/semicolon text (auto-detected), Arduino-style name:value, header names, binary frames (start bytes, u8–f64, endianness, checksum); up to 32 channels on left/right axes, pause, cursor, two-point Δt/Δvalue, zoom; statistics, CSV recording while receiving, CSV/PNG export |
| PortDock Port Inspector | Read-only COM port inspector, no administrator rights: device and driver (provider, version, date, INF), Device Manager problem code with its meaning and what to try, USB chip from VID/PID (FTDI, Prolific, WCH, Silicon Labs …), device settings such as the FTDI latency timer, USB power saving, plug and driver history from the event logs, COM number reservations (orphan and duplicate numbers); TX–RX loopback test per baud rate (lost/changed bytes, round-trip ms) and 2-wire RS-485 echo check. Also tabs for this PC's network adapters (link speed, duplex, jumbo frames and power saving, with a GigE camera mode), equipment-PC Windows settings (fast startup, sleep, update restarts, time sync, unexpected shutdowns) and wireless (Wi-Fi adapter power saving and disconnect history, Bluetooth adapter, services and hands-free audio). Text/JSON export. It never changes settings |
| PortDock PLC Simulator | MC protocol (SLMP) server simulator, implemented from Mitsubishi Electric's public manuals (not affiliated; behaviour may differ from a real PLC) — 3E/4E frames, binary/ASCII, TCP server or UDP, batch and random read/write and loopback, 18 devices (D, W, R, ZR, M, X, Y, B, L, SM, SD …) with hex numbering for X/Y/B/W/ZR, end-code error replies, fault injection, value simulation, JSON save/load. Listens on 127.0.0.1 by default; «Allow other PCs to connect (0.0.0.0)» opens it to the network. |
| PortDock Hardware Tester | Wi-Fi and Bluetooth recorder for Windows PCs, read-only and without administrator rights: only while recording, pings the gateway and one internet address side by side (latency, loss, jitter) with DNS response time and the Wi-Fi disconnect reasons Windows logs on one timeline, a «router side / beyond the router» summary that says where to look, CSV export; a log of when paired Bluetooth devices connect and disconnect (names shown on screen only), Bluetooth audio mode (stereo or hands-free) with left/right test tones, and on request the Wi-Fi signal, link speed, band and channel with nearby networks counted per channel (location permission on Windows 11 24H2 and later; network names never read). For keyboard, mouse, monitor, speaker, microphone, webcam and gamepad tests, use the PC hardware tests on the website (browser, no install). |
Website: https://portdock.dev
Download
Get the latest version from GitHub Releases. File names never change, so these links always point to the newest release:
Windows 10/11, x64.
With Scoop (portable edition): scoop bucket add portdock https://github.com/portdock/scoop-bucket → scoop install portdock/portdock-serial (app names: scoop-bucket).
Installer or portable?
- Installer (
-setup.exe) — installs for the current user only, so no administrator rights are needed. Adds a Start menu entry under PortDock and an uninstaller.
- Portable (
-portable.zip) — unzip anywhere (a USB stick, a shared folder) and run the exe. Nothing is installed; settings stay in the portdock-data folder next to the exe. The folder must be writable.
"Windows protected your PC"
The builds are not code-signed yet, so Microsoft Defender SmartScreen may warn on first run. Click More info → Run anyway. Before you do, you can check that the file is the one we published:
Get-FileHash .\PortDock-Serial-setup.exe -Algorithm SHA256
Compare the result with the line for the same file name in SHA256SUMS.txt attached to the same release (the 64 characters before the file name must match; case does not matter). Each release notes also include the Microsoft Defender scan result.
WebView2
PortDock uses Microsoft Edge WebView2 to draw its window. It is built into Windows 11 and is normally present on up-to-date Windows 10.
- The installer downloads WebView2 automatically if it is missing (this needs internet).
- Offline PCs: use
PortDock-<App>-setup-offline.exe, which bundles the WebView2 runtime (about 220 MB in total, against about 4 MB for the regular installer and about 3 MB for the portable zip). Alternatively install the Evergreen Standalone Installer from https://developer.microsoft.com/microsoft-edge/webview2/ (download it on another PC and copy it over), then install or run PortDock. The portable edition never installs WebView2 by itself.
Where data is kept
| Settings, command lists, rules (WebView2 data) | Error reports |
|---|
| Installed | %LOCALAPPDATA%\dev.portdock.<tool> (e.g. dev.portdock.serial) | %LOCALAPPDATA%\dev.portdock.<tool>\reports |
| Portable | portdock-data\ next to the exe | portdock-data\reports\<tool> next to the exe (if that folder is not writable: same as installed) |
Settings → Export settings saves everything to one JSON file you can move to another PC. Log files go wherever you choose.
Checks
Every push and pull request is checked on Windows (ci.yml): frontend build and type check of all twelve apps, 247 Node tests (shared/, apps, tools), the device register map check (55 devices, 2268 registers), cargo clippy with warnings as errors, 331 Rust tests (327 run, 4 ignored), third-party notice and installer text checks, and the website check, tests and build followed by a check of the built pages (titles, links, structured data, sitemap). How the code is organised: docs/ARCHITECTURE.md · how to contribute: CONTRIBUTING.md.
Build from source
Requirements: Windows 10/11, Node.js 22+, Rust (stable, MSVC), Visual Studio Build Tools with "Desktop development with C++", WebView2.
git clone https://github.com/portdock/PortDock
cd PortDock
npm install
npm run serial # run in development mode (also: modbus-slave, tcp, udp, simulator, netscan, modbus-master, scpi, plot, port-inspector, plc-simulator, hw-tester)
npm run build:serial # installer → target\release\bundle\nsis\
cargo test --workspace # tests
# portable build (data next to the exe)
npm run tauri -w portdock-serial -- build --no-bundle --config "$PWD\tools\portable.conf.json"
Layout: apps/<tool> (each tool's window and Tauri shell), crates/core (shared Rust: checksums, HEX/ASCII, framing, Modbus, auto-reply, sessions), shared/ (shared UI), site/ (portdock.dev). Release procedure: docs/release.md.
Code signing policy
Status: not signed at the moment. Current releases are not signed. We plan to apply again to an open-source signing program (such as SignPath Foundation); the scope and roles below will apply once signing starts.
- What is signed: only PortDock's own programs, built by GitHub Actions (release.yml) from this repository. Every release is approved manually before signing.
- Team roles — PortDock currently has a single maintainer who holds every role (the organisation's member list is not public):
- Committers and reviewers (Authors, Reviewers): the maintainer — pull requests from others are reviewed before merging
- Approvers: the maintainer
- Privacy: This program will not transfer any information to other networked systems unless specifically requested by the user or the person installing or operating it. Device traffic goes only where you point it. Hardware Tester, only while recording, pings the gateway and one internet address you choose (1.1.1.1 by default, 8.8.8.8 or your own) and looks up one name (example.com by default) at the DNS server; reading the Wi-Fi signal (only when you press it) needs Windows location permission on Windows 11 24H2 and later, and Bluetooth device names are shown on screen only, never saved or sent. error reports go to Sentry only when you press send in the «!» report window or set Automatic error reports to Send automatically (default: Ask after a crash). Anonymous usage statistics (feature use counts, minutes open, program/Windows version, display language, installed/portable edition — never traffic, IP addresses, ports, COM names, file paths or PC/user/device names) go to Aptabase (EU) when you close the window, only if you chose Send when asked on first run or turned on Send usage statistics in Settings (default: off). The update check asks the GitHub API (api.github.com) for the latest release once a day, only if you turn on Check for new versions (once a day) in Settings (no data sent, nothing downloaded or installed; default: off). If WebView2 is missing, the online installer downloads it from Microsoft. Details: privacy policy · Sentry privacy policy · Aptabase privacy policy · GitHub privacy statement · Microsoft privacy statement (WebView2). The installer shows this notice on its license page.
License
Copyright (C) 2026 PortDock
PortDock is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (LICENSE). It comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
Third-party components and their licenses are listed in THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.txt, which also ships next to every program.
