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Publication Date: 14 Nov 2007 | Series: Complete Guides Series
PC COM ports, USB virtual COM ports, and ports in embedded systems are all addressed in this updated guide to programming, interfacing, and using serial ports. Topics include using .NET’s SerialPort class for COM-port communications on PCs; upgrading existing RS-232 designs to USB or wireless networks; and creating serial networks of embedded systems and PCs. Example circuits and code provide a quick start to projects. Installation and maintenance staff will also find tips for ensuring reliable operation and problem tracking.
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"If you've ever looked for serial port examples online, you've probably become very frustrated. . . . The examples here won't frustrate you." --About.com: Visual Basic
About the Author
Jan Axelson is the author of six books, including USB Mass Storage and the Complete Guides series. Jan's articles have appeared in Circuit Cellar, Embedded Systems Programming, Nuts & Volts, and other publications. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin.
I bought this book purely to learn about creating USB to COM port driver software. Maybe it is my fault but the other reviews are so positive that I forgot to check how old the book is. The information in the book about USB to COM is inadequate and what is there is out of date. Five years is too old for technical books about USB.
Jan Axelson does it again!, The Serial Port Second Edition covers the new .NET 2.0 and greater serial port Class in the same depth that the First Edition did for MSComm with examples in VB & C# 2.0 that work with the Full Visual Studio 2008 & the Express editions as well as microcontroller examples for PIC and 8085 too. I bought 2 copies of the book, one at work one at home! GP
I find that Jan's books have the hallmark of someone who has done the work. I haven't tried everything in the book as some areas are not of interest to me. What I have tried I have found the text really does match up to the serial signal world I'm trying to deal with.
The writing style is thorough without being patronising. This is the second book of hers that I've bought and am not disappointed.