Adding serial communications capabilities to an application is never a simple matter. It requires specialized knowledge that might be outside an individual programmer's expertise. For years, VBScript, Visual Basic and Visual C++ developers have relied upon the power, flexibility and reliability of the ActiveComport serial communications control from ActiveXperts Software.

ActiveXperts Serial Port Component control developed to provide an easy-to-use scripting interface for serial, asynchronous communications through a serial port. ActiveComport can control modems, ISDN modems, USB serial devices and other devices and machines that have a serial interface.

Use ActiveComport for different purposes:
· To control manufacturing machines via the serial port;
· To configure network devices (like print-servers, routers) via the serial port;
· To control a modem, connected to the serial/USB port or Bluetooth;
· To send SMS messages to a mobile telephone using a GSM SmartPhone/Modem connected to the PC (serial/USB port or Bluetooth);
· To transfer files through a null modem cable;
· Any other scenario where serial communications is involved.

ActiveComport includes samples for many development tools, including:
· Visual Basic .NET - Windows .NET based application;
· Visual C# .NET - Windows .NET based applications;
· Visual Basic 5.x or higher - Windows based applications;
· Visual C++ 5.x or higher - Windows based applications;
· Borland Delphi 7.x or higher - Windows based applications;
· Borland C++ Builder 6.x or higher - Windows based applications;
· ASP .NET - Web site based on Active Server Pages and the .NET Framework;
· ASP 2.x - Web site based on Active Server Pages (server-side scripting);
· PHP - Embedded HTML scripting;
· VBScript - Windows based scripts;
· Java/Javascript - Java based scripts;
· HTML - Client scripts within HTML pages;
· Any other development platform that supports ActiveX/COM components.

Here are some key features of "ActiveXperts Serial Port Toolkit":

· Direct COM ports supported (like 'COM2');
· Windows Telephony Devices supported (like 'Standard 9600 bps Modem');
· Support for RS-232, RS422 and RS485;
· Up to 256 ports opened simultaneously;
· Thread-safe to allow the toolkit in multi-threading environments (multi-threading samples included);
· Support for Hayes compatible modems, connected via a serial port, USB or Bluetooth;
· Support for GSM/GPRS modems (serial port, USB or Bluetooth);
· Support for Virtual COM ports (i.e. COM ports redirected through the network);
· Hardware flow control (RTS/CTS, DTR/DSR);
· Software flow control (XON/XOFF);
· Support for any baudrate;
· Ability to set baudrates, parity, stopbits;
· Full buffered data transfer;
· Text and Binary data transfer;
· Advanced logging.

Limitations:

· 30 days trial

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· ActiveComport 3.1 adds .NET sample projects created with Visual Studio 2005. The .NET samples require Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0. You must install .NET Framework 2.0, or .NET Framework 3.0 or 3.5, which both include .NET Framework 2.0, in order to run the .NET samples.

· In previous versions of ActiveComport, the .NET samples were created in Visual Studio 2002.

· There are no incremental bug fixes or new features in this release other than ActiveComport 3.0, so it is not necessary to upgrade if you do not intend to use the .NET samples