Serial Port Control 2.1.2

Serial Port Control 2.1.2 is an application allows you to overcome the complexity of the Win32 Serial Communications API. It takes a few seconds to setup and you will get full control over your serial ports with just a few lines of code.

Software developers can access various devices by utilizing the Windows API. When using an API, you gain access to a full spectrum of available features, but API programming is a very tough and time-consuming task. You have to study the documentation and you have to create all the high-level functionality based on the low-level API functions from scratch. This is OK if you develop a specialized application. However, in most cases, you just want to get a certain device working in your program with the least effort possible.

One of the system devices that you often need to support is a Serial Port. There are numerous lab instruments, protection gadgets and other inventory that can be connected via a COM port. Instead of spending weeks or even months for API coding, you could use a ready-made ActiveX component in your program. We recommend you give Serial Port Control from FabulaTech a try.

Serial Port Control is an inexpensive, royalty-free, component. You can use it with any development environment, such as Visual Basic, Visual Basic .Net, Visual C++, Visual C#, Borland Delphi, Borland Builder, etc. Just put it on a form and you have all the functionality you need to access a serial port, either physical or virtual.

Serial Port Control automatically enumerates all the ports available in the system. You just need to select the port name you wish to work with. The event driven architecture of this component is a snap to use. You dont have to check ports periodically in order to find if there is new data available for reading from a port. Simply define a function in your program that will be triggered automatically by the appropriate event and process the data.

Despite its low cost, the component is royalty-free. There are no hidden fees and you are free to distribute it together with your own software.

Key Functions:

1. To control manufacturing machines via the serial port;
2. To configure network devices (like print-servers, routers) via the serial port;
3. To control a modem, connected to the serial/USB port or Bluetooth;
4. To send SMS messages to mobile telephone using GSM SmartPhone/Modem connected to the computer (Serial/USB port or Bluetooth);
5. To transfer files through a null modem cable;
6. Any other tasks where serial port communication is involved.

Major Features:

1. Unlimited number of serial ports can be controlled simultaneously.
   
2. Powerful and intuitive interface to make serial port communications easy.
   
3. Delivers all the capabilities of the Win32 Serial Communications API and eliminates its complexity.
   
4. Works with all types of serial ports, including USB adaptors, Bluetooth, IR, or any virtual port.
   
5. Notifies your application when data arrives or events occur on the port, allowing you to monitor port activity and read data without locking up your user interface or implementing messy polling routines.
   
6. Performs multithreaded reads and writes with one simple function call.
   
7. Supports reading and writing of binary data.
   
8. Full buffered data transfer.
   
9. Allows to set up baud rate, parity, data bits, and stop bits parameters.
   
10. Gives full control of status line and handshaking states.
    
11. Comes with example applications (Visual Basic, Visual Basic .Net, Visual C++, Visual C#, Borland Builder, Borland Delphi).
12. Serial ports are controlled directly from your own application.
13.  Can be redistributed as part of your application.
14. Works with Windows 98/Me/NT/XP/2000/Server 2003.
    
15. Hyper-Threading Technology compatibility.
    
16. VMware compatibility.
17. Serial ports are controlled directly from your own application.
18. Can be redistributed as part of your application.
    

Enhancements:

• ActiveX and .NET controls digitally signed.
• Compatibility with Microsoft Bluetouth Stack improved.

 Requirements: no special