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Windows Standard Serial Communications Library for Visual Basic

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This library enables Visual Basic applications to communicate with RS232, RS485, and RS422 serial devices. It supports a vast array of hardware and offers robust control.

  • Pros

    • Supports up to 256 serial ports simultaneously
    • Thread-safe and port-reentrant design
    • Supports virtual serial ports like USB and Bluetooth
    • Includes state-driven Xmodem and Ymodem transfer
    • Royalty-free distribution with compiled applications

  • Cons

    • No explicit mention of UDP/TCP support
    • ANSI emulation is a basic feature
    • Requires developer to implement custom logic for advanced protocols
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Full Specifications

GENERAL
Release
Latest update
Version
6.0
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Windows
Operating System
  • Windows 10
  • Windows Server
  • Windows 98
  • Windows 2003
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 8
  • Windows ME
  • Windows NT
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows XP
Additional Requirements
None
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Total Downloads
18,942
Downloads Last Week
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Developer’s Description

By MarshallSoft Computing
Communicate with any RS232 device from your Visual Basic application.
MarshallSoft Visual Basic serial communications component library for RS232 and multi-drop RS485 and RS422 serial ports. Use WSC4VB to write applications to access data from serial devices such as barcode scanners, modems, lab instruments, medical devices, USB serial devices, scales, GPS navigation, fingerprint scanners, printer servers.

Features of WSC4VB include: Supports 256 ports. Can control multiple ports simultaneously. Fully thread safe, port re-entrant, modem control, serial line status and control, and ANSI emulation. Uses the standard Windows API to communicate with any device connected to a RS232 serial port. Supports virtual serial ports (USB to serial converter, Bluetooth serial). State driven Xmodem and Ymodem on multiple ports simultaneously (up to 256 connections). Can send Windows messages on completion of events (incoming character). Includes 49 functions plus modem control. Supports any baud rate. Ability to specify the parity, word size, and number of stop bits. Includes multiple Visual Basic example programs. Does not depend on support libraries (calls to core Windows API functions only). Royalty free distribution with your compiled application. C source code is available.

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