Gurus only - Advance serial port in Framework 2.0

11 Nov 2005 9:27 PM

Amil

Does anyone have details on how to create a virtual serial port using
framework 2.0 support?

I want to write to a port from my application A to another application B
that is reading from the same port? For example:

I have a GPS mapping tool that reads GPS info from serial port COM3. When
the mapping tools opens COM3, I want to know about it and begin simulating
GPS data to that port.

Yes, I have looked at third-party products, but I want to OEM my app and
third-party tools want big $ for OEM.

Thanks. Amil

13 Nov 2005 5:47 PM

Andrew Robinson

I might not be a guru but I doubt this can be done in dotnet with the
existing controls. Sounds like something that needs to be addressed at the
driver level.

-A

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"Amil" <AmilHan***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Does anyone have details on how to create a virtual serial port using
> framework 2.0 support?
>
> I want to write to a port from my application A to another application B
> that is reading from the same port? For example:
>
> I have a GPS mapping tool that reads GPS info from serial port COM3. When
> the mapping tools opens COM3, I want to know about it and begin simulating
> GPS data to that port.
>
> Yes, I have looked at third-party products, but I want to OEM my app and
> third-party tools want big $ for OEM.
>
> Thanks. Amil
>