Frequently asked questions

A fast, cross-platform desktop app for monitoring serial ports and decoding industrial protocols — Modbus, DLMS/COSEM, M-Bus, IEC 62056-21 and MASS — with an online device library, flow automation and AI control.

Windows and Linux. macOS is on the roadmap — tell us if you need it.

Yes. Any serial line streams into ten display modes (ASCII, HEX, Mixed, Decimal, Binary, Raw, Events) with search and export. The named protocols add command builders and value parsing on top. See features.

Yes — Omni Console is free, with every feature unlocked. No account, no licence key, no time limit.

No. Omni Console is free — there is nothing to subscribe to and nothing to buy. See pricing.

Twelve. Five are parsed into named, unit-aware values — Modbus (RTU/ASCII/TCP), DLMS/COSEM, M-Bus, IEC 62056-21 and MASS — with command builders for Modbus, M-Bus and DLMS. On top of those, DNP3, BACnet MS/TP, HART, IEC 60870-5-101/103, PROFIBUS and the proprietary O1TP are decoded to labelled frames, and any other line streams in raw across ten display modes.

Yes — frame/command builders for Modbus, M-Bus and DLMS, plus quick-send and a saved sequence library.

A GitHub-backed catalogue of Modbus register maps, SHA-256 verified, so a meter or drive decodes by name the moment you connect. See device library.

Yes — open a remote Linux device's serial port over SSH and decode it locally. See remote edge.

Build logic as visual blocks or a Python-flavoured DSL, triggered on RX match, timeout, connect or a schedule — sandboxed with step and time budgets. See flows.

Yes — an embedded MCP server (28 tools, localhost only) lets Claude or any MCP client open ports, send frames, read & decode the trace, and build sequences and flows, cooperatively with the GUI. See AI control.

The app runs locally — captured data and your trace stay on your machine, and the MCP server binds to 127.0.0.1 only. The website uses cookieless analytics. See our privacy policy.