diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/AbstractMonitor.java b/app/src/processing/app/AbstractMonitor.java
index 146a8c25e20..7834e96e7ae 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/AbstractMonitor.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/AbstractMonitor.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractMonitor extends JFrame implements ActionListener {
   protected JScrollPane scrollPane;
   protected JTextField textField;
   protected JButton sendButton;
+  protected JButton resetButton;
   protected JCheckBox autoscrollBox;
   protected JComboBox lineEndings;
   protected JComboBox serialRates;
@@ -101,10 +102,12 @@ public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
 
     textField = new JTextField(40);
     sendButton = new JButton(_("Send"));
+	resetButton = new JButton(_("Send Reset"));
 
     upperPane.add(textField);
     upperPane.add(Box.createRigidArea(new Dimension(4, 0)));
     upperPane.add(sendButton);
+    upperPane.add(resetButton);
 
     getContentPane().add(upperPane, BorderLayout.NORTH);
 
@@ -188,6 +191,10 @@ public void onSendCommand(ActionListener listener) {
     sendButton.addActionListener(listener);
   }
 
+  public void onResetCommand(ActionListener listener) {
+    resetButton.addActionListener(listener);
+  }  
+  
   protected void setPlacement(int[] location) {
     setBounds(location[0], location[1], location[2], location[3]);
   }
@@ -228,6 +235,9 @@ public String getAuthorizationKey() {
 
   public abstract void close() throws Exception;
   
+  public abstract void openSerial() throws Exception;
+  public abstract void closeSerial() throws Exception;
+    
   public synchronized void addToUpdateBuffer(char buff[], int n) {
     updateBuffer.append(buff, 0, n);
   }
diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/Editor.java b/app/src/processing/app/Editor.java
index 1450878fd92..9869f09b6ab 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/Editor.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/Editor.java
@@ -2422,11 +2422,12 @@ synchronized public void handleExport(final boolean usingProgrammer) {
   // DAM: in Arduino, this is upload
   class DefaultExportHandler implements Runnable {
     public void run() {
+	  boolean serialMonitorWasOpen = false; 	
 
       try {
         if (serialMonitor != null) {
-          serialMonitor.close();
-          serialMonitor.setVisible(false);
+          serialMonitor.closeSerial();
+		  serialMonitorWasOpen=true;
         }
 
         uploading = true;
@@ -2458,17 +2459,28 @@ public void run() {
       uploading = false;
       //toolbar.clear();
       toolbar.deactivate(EditorToolbar.EXPORT);
+	  
+      try {
+        if ( (serialMonitor != null) && (serialMonitorWasOpen) ){
+          serialMonitor.openSerial();
+        }
+      } catch (Exception e) {
+		// we are in deep trouble....
+        e.printStackTrace();
+      }
+		
     }
   }
 
   // DAM: in Arduino, this is upload (with verbose output)
   class DefaultExportAppHandler implements Runnable {
     public void run() {
+	  boolean serialMonitorWasOpen = false; 	
 
       try {
         if (serialMonitor != null) {
-          serialMonitor.close();
-          serialMonitor.setVisible(false);
+          serialMonitor.closeSerial();
+		  serialMonitorWasOpen=true;
         }
 
         uploading = true;
@@ -2500,6 +2512,15 @@ public void run() {
       uploading = false;
       //toolbar.clear();
       toolbar.deactivate(EditorToolbar.EXPORT);
+	  
+      try {
+        if ( (serialMonitor != null) && (serialMonitorWasOpen) ){
+          serialMonitor.openSerial();
+        }
+      } catch (Exception e) {
+    	// uh, deep trouble....
+        e.printStackTrace();
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/NetworkMonitor.java b/app/src/processing/app/NetworkMonitor.java
index 850481ef76e..18927ef4394 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/NetworkMonitor.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/NetworkMonitor.java
@@ -121,6 +121,13 @@ public void run() {
       });
     }
   }
+  
+  @Override
+  public void openSerial() throws Exception {}
+  
+  @Override
+  public void closeSerial() throws Exception {}
+  
 
   @Override
   public synchronized void message(String s) {
diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/SerialMonitor.java b/app/src/processing/app/SerialMonitor.java
index 122e3323d75..102ba7175e7 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/SerialMonitor.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/SerialMonitor.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 import static processing.app.I18n._;
 
+
 @SuppressWarnings("serial")
 public class SerialMonitor extends AbstractMonitor {
 
@@ -64,6 +65,18 @@ public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
         send(textField.getText());
         textField.setText("");
       }
+    });
+
+	onResetCommand(new ActionListener() {
+      public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
+	  try {
+		  serial.setDTR(true);
+          Thread.sleep(207);    // Pfffffff.
+		  serial.setDTR(false);
+       } catch (Exception se) {
+          se.printStackTrace();  // we are in deep trouble if this happens....
+        }
+	  }
     });
   }
 
@@ -88,7 +101,7 @@ private void send(String s) {
     }
   }
 
-  public void open() throws Exception {
+  public void openSerial() throws Exception {
     if (serial != null) return;
 
     serial = new Serial(port, serialRate) {
@@ -98,8 +111,8 @@ protected void message(char buff[], int n) {
       }
     };
   }
-
-  public void close() throws Exception {
+  
+  public void closeSerial() throws Exception {
     if (serial != null) {
       int[] location = getPlacement();
       String locationStr = PApplet.join(PApplet.str(location), ",");
@@ -110,4 +123,12 @@ public void close() throws Exception {
     }
   }
   
+  public void open() throws Exception {
+	  openSerial();
+  }
+
+  public void close() throws Exception {
+	  closeSerial();
+  }
+  
 }
diff --git a/arduino-core/src/processing/app/Serial.java b/arduino-core/src/processing/app/Serial.java
index 53d0601ae7b..65f339f2dd1 100644
--- a/arduino-core/src/processing/app/Serial.java
+++ b/arduino-core/src/processing/app/Serial.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public Serial(String iname, int irate, char iparity, int idatabits, float istopb
     try {
       port = new SerialPort(iname);
       port.openPort();
-      port.setParams(rate, databits, stopbits, parity, true, true);
+      port.setParams(rate, databits, stopbits, parity, true, false);
       port.addEventListener(this);
     } catch (Exception e) {
       throw new SerialException(I18n.format(_("Error opening serial port ''{0}''."), iname), e);