Win32 serial port suggestions?

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I'm looking for suggestions on how to access the serial port under Windows. I found the following two libraries:

   <http://raa.ruby-lang.org/list.rhtml?name=ruby-serialport>
   (last updated Feb. 2003)
   <http://raa.ruby-lang.org/project/win32serial/>
   (last updated Jan. 2003)

Is anyone using these libraries and can recommend them? Are there better alternatives?

I do not have a C++ compiler on Windows -- does anyone have precompiled binaries that work with the one-click installer? (or should I be using Cygwin?)

Thank You,
Levin

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Hi Levin,

I'm looking for suggestions on how to access the serial port under
Windows. I found the following two libraries:

   <http://raa.ruby-lang.org/list.rhtml?name=ruby-serialport&gt;
   (last updated Feb. 2003)
   <http://raa.ruby-lang.org/project/win32serial/&gt;
   (last updated Jan. 2003)

Is anyone using these libraries and can recommend them? Are there better
alternatives?

I do not have a C++ compiler on Windows -- does anyone have precompiled
binaries that work with the one-click installer? (or should I be using
Cygwin?)

I do not know if there is a "better" alternative than either of the two
libraries out there, but there is definitely one which does not require
the compiler on Windows: you can use the Win32API library to interface
directly.

Thank You,
Levin

HTH,
-- shanko

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--- Levin Alexander <levin@grundeis.net> wrote:

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Hi,
Win32API are a better option.

Thanks
Dibya

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On 7/19/05, Shashank Date <shanko_date@yahoo.com> wrote:

Hi Levin,

--- Levin Alexander <levin@grundeis.net> wrote:

> I'm looking for suggestions on how to access the serial port under
> Windows. I found the following two libraries:
>
> <http://raa.ruby-lang.org/list.rhtml?name=ruby-serialport&gt;
> (last updated Feb. 2003)
> <http://raa.ruby-lang.org/project/win32serial/&gt;
> (last updated Jan. 2003)
>
> Is anyone using these libraries and can recommend them? Are there better
> alternatives?
>
> I do not have a C++ compiler on Windows -- does anyone have precompiled
> binaries that work with the one-click installer? (or should I be using
> Cygwin?)

I do not know if there is a "better" alternative than either of the two
libraries out there, but there is definitely one which does not require
the compiler on Windows: you can use the Win32API library to interface
directly.

> Thank You,
> Levin

HTH,
-- shanko

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