That's not wierd at all. My goal is to get to the sensor, learn what it is doing, then write code to talk to it. When I have it working I can use Serial to talk to it while the PC is disconnected.
Your goals may not be the same as mine 
That's not wierd at all. My goal is to get to the sensor, learn what it is doing, then write code to talk to it. When I have it working I can use Serial to talk to it while the PC is disconnected.
Your goals may not be the same as mine