Terminal Commands Using AppleScript

Hi,
I have some AppleScripts that access Terminal to send some commands to an Arduino.
I'm hoping there's a way to keep Terminal from opening a new window each time
I access it with a command?
Thanks,
Carl

Are you using "do shell script" to execute your commands? The "do shell script" does NOT open a terminal window.
The Terminal does not execute commands, it is just a viewing device and keyboard handler for humans. The Terminal just passes your keyboard input the the shell and/or programs you run from the shell, and displays what the shell and programs run from the shell return.
The Terminal itself is not needed to run Unix commands. The "do shell scrpt" is one way to execute commands without the need for the Terminal.

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