Serial Communications in VB.NET?

[Mike]

Since the old MSComm control is not supported in .NET CF
I am trying find alternative ways to conduct Serial Port
Communications with a Pocket PC.

There was a post a few days ago announcing some new
serial communication code examples via MS-Download.

"Serial Communications
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?
FamilyID=206645de-63ba-4e49-b9a3-2d3b9cef4aa5

http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/2/4/c2425bad-
9e8a-468a-9924-
993f112b3577/SerialCommunicationsSampleSetup.exe"

I downloaded the code and it appears to be written in C#,
of which I am not familiar, has anybody happened to
convert that code to VB.NET? If not, does anyone have
any recommendations on third party controls or resources
that would make this process as easy as possible?

Thx

 

[Alex Yakhnin [MVP]]

Chris'd created a full replacement to MSComm control:

http://www.opennetcf.org/articles/serial_article.asp

It's written in C#, but you can just compile the source
code and use it from VB.NET as a control.

-Alex

 

[Chris Tacke, eMVP]

Which should be the exact same stuff as the MSDN download. The OpenNETCF
stuff has the advantage of having the article already out for it (though
MSDN will likely post it soon too).

 

[Richard Grier]

Hi,

You can download my CFSerialIO dll. The examples are written in VB (for,
perhaps obvious reasons).

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.