i'm trying to find a way to access the serial port using C# and have not had the greatest of luck. i've found a couple packages that supposively add serial communications port access. however as a student i'm cheap and was wondering if there were any other ways to access the serial port without using outside party software? i was also wondering why .net doesn't initially support serial communication.

There is a useful article at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/is...netserialcomm/.

"Tuldin" <anonymous (AT) discussions (DOT) microsoft.com> wrote

serial communications port access. however as a student i'm cheap and was
wondering if there were any other ways to access the serial port without
using outside party software? i was also wondering why .net doesn't
initially support serial communication.

Hi,
I know you said you didn't want third party software, but this one is
free! Sax.net makes serial communications components, you can find them at
http://www.sax.net. You can download the VB.NET Resource Kit for free from
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/vbrkit/default.aspx which contains some of
the Sax components. Of course, just because this is the VB Resource Kit
doesn't mean you can use the components from C#.

A quick search also turned up this component on GotDotNet:
http://www.gotdotnet.com/Community/U...mpleGuid=b06e3
0f9-1301-4cc6-ac14-dfe325097c69

As far as native .NET Framework support goes, there are rumblings about
support coming in the next update to the framework that will come as part of
Whidbey: http://weblogs.asp.net/pwilson/archi.../28/34218.aspx.

Good luck!

Mack D. Male
MVP Visual Developer - Academic

"Tuldin" <anonymous (AT) discussions (DOT) microsoft.com> wrote

serial communications port access. however as a student i'm cheap and was
wondering if there were any other ways to access the serial port without
using outside party software? i was also wondering why .net doesn't
initially support serial communication.

thank you both for your input. looking into several different options now thanks to your input. it's a shame the framework update hasn't been released yet.

"Mack D. Male [MVP]" <mack (AT) mastermaq (DOT) ca> wrote

Sax.NET serial communication ist NOT free. I checked the offer today but I
couldn't find any free .NET com component. Or is there a free lite version
available? If yes, where?

Roland

Hi,

The "free" version is part of the Visual Basic .net Resource Kit. This may
be downloaded, or ordered ($5) on CD-ROM. All of the included tools may be
used with any version of .NET, and are not restricted to VB.

Or, you can find alternatives online (and in books, for example, below).
NETComm.ocx is a free download from my homepage. There are others.

Dick

--
Richard Grier (Microsoft Visual Basic MVP)

See www.hardandsoftware.net for contact information.

Author of Visual Basic Programmer's Guide to Serial Communications, 3rd
Edition ISBN 1-890422-27-4 (391 pages) published February 2002.

Yes, my apologies. As Dick pointed out, free as part of the VB.NET Resource
Kit. I thought I had mentioned that. In any case, you can find it at
http://www.windowsforms.net

Regards,

Mack D. Male
MVP Visual Developer - Academic
http://www.mastermaq.net


"Roland Johann" <rj0401roland (AT) gmx (DOT) net> wrote

"Mack D. Male [MVP]" <mack (AT) mastermaq (DOT) ca> wrote

Sax.NET serial communication ist NOT free. I checked the offer today but I
couldn't find any free .NET com component. Or is there a free lite version
available? If yes, where?

Roland

Take a look at this recent blog entry from Brad Abrams
http://blogs.msdn.com/brada/archive/.../13/72724.aspx

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this is a WONDERFUL little package. i rescently implimented it in my latest project with the much ease. it's really straight forward and easy to impliment.