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The Demo of the Java SerialPort class provides a very simple terminal program that allows you to access serial ports on your computer with the following restrictions. These restrictions do not exist in the actual product.

  • The port parameters are fixed to: 9600 bps, No parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit.
  • No flow control.
  • Only values of 0-127 will be returned.
  • Windows95/98/Me/NT/2K/XP (SerialPort works on Windows 2003, and Windows Vista, but the demo does not)
    • Java Developer Kit 1.0.2 (Symantec Café 1.51, and Visual Café 1.0 use this)
    • Microsoft J++ and MSJDK1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.1
    • JDK1.1.x
    • JDK1.2.x
    • JDK1.3.x
    • JDK1.4.x
  • OS/2
    • JDK for OS/2 version 1.1.x
  • Macintosh PowerPC OS9
    • Metrowerks Java 1.1.3
    • Apple MRJ 2.0
  • Solaris Sparc
    • Java Developer Kit 1.1.x
  • Solaris x86
    • Java Developer Kit 1.1.x
  • FreeBSD x86 Tested with release 2.2.2
    • Java Developer Kit 1.1.x
  • Linux x86 Tested with OpenLinux 1.1, RedHat 5.2, 6.0
    • Java Developer Kit 1.1.x
  • HP/UX PA-RISC
    • Java Developer Kit 1.1.x
  • SGI Irix Mips (6.3, 6.4)
    • Java Developer Kit 1.1.x
  • IBM AIX PPC (Tested on ver 4.2 - IBM has no current plans to support Java on AIX 3.x)
    • Java Developer Kit 1.1.4
  • SCO UnixWare IA32 Tested on UnixWare pluto 5 7.1.0 SCO UNIX_SVR5
    • Java Developer Kit 1.1.7A

Download the demo ZIP file (Approx 200 KBytes)
Download the demo for Stuffit on Mac OS 8/9 (Approx 50 KBytes)
Download the demo in SIT format for Mac OS 8/9 (Approx 65 KBytes)

Mac note: You will need Stuffit Expander version 3.6 or later from Aladdin Systems to properly unpack the Mac download.

If you have the Java Plug-in 1.2 or later installed, you can try the Applet demo.


'The Real Thing'

Do you need reliable, high-performance control to your PC's serial ports from Java?
Do you need low-level serial port access from Java?
If you do then you need SerialPort.

The demo allows you to see SerialPort in action...when you're ready for the full power of SerialPort then you can purchase the real thing.

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