ACTIVEXPERTS SERIAL PORT COMPONENT RELEASE NOTES
Version: 4.1
Release date: July 1 2021
Introduction
What has changed ActiveXperts Serial Port Component 4.1
What has changed ActiveXperts Serial Port Component 3.2
Installation and Upgrade
INTRODUCTION
ActiveXperts Serial Port Component allows you to seamlessly integrate serial port communication functionality in your applications or scripts:
- Easy to use API
- Control devices over a serial port
- Single DLL, 64-bit and 32-bit
- Samples available in C#, VB, ASP.NET, HTML, PHP, Javascript, Delphi and more
The product runs on Windows 2019/2016/2012 R2/2012/2008 R2/2008/2003/10/8/7/Vista/XP platforms and has native support for both 64-bit and 32-bit Intel compatible processor architecture.
It can be used with various development tools, including Visual Basic .NET, Visual C# .NET, Visual Basic, Visual C++, ASP .NET, ASP, PHP, VBScript, Delphi and JavaScript.
WHAT'S NEW IN ACTIVEXPERTS SERIAL PORT COMPONENT 4.1
- The installation is digitally signed with a Sectigo Code Signing Certificate, to offer high-level security.
- The component is now compatible with Windows Server 2019.
- All Visual Studio sample projects are created in Visual Studio 2015. Previous versions of ActiveXperts Serial Port Component included sample projects created in Visual Studio 2008.
- Separate Visual Studio 2019 sample projects are provided for C++.
- All Visual Studio .NET sample projects are targetted for .NET Framework 4.6. Previous versions of ActiveXperts Serial Port Component included .NET sample projects targetted for .NET Framework 2.0.
- New code samples are included.
- Many code sample enhancements.
WHAT'S NEW IN ACTIVEXPERTS IN SERIAL PORT COMPONENT 3.2
- ActiveXperts has changed its naming convention for all its objects. The name for the namespace has changed from 'ACOMPORTLib' into 'AxSerial'.
The Program ID has changed from 'ActiveXperts' into 'AxSerial'. The name for the Program Elements remain the same.
For instance, to create an Smtp object in C#, call 'new AxSerial.ComPort()'. In ActiveComport, it was 'new ACOMPORTLib.ComPort()';
To create the same object in VBScript, call 'CreateObject( "ActiveXperts.ComPort" )'. In ActiveComport, you had to call 'CreateObject( "ActiveXperts.ComPort" )'.
INSTALLATION AND UPGRADE
- Installation -
To learn more about installing the product for the first time, please read our manual.
You can download the manual at www.activexperts.com/files/serial-port-component/manual.htm
- Upgrade from ActiveXperts Serial Port Component 3.2 -
Upgrade to ActiveXperts Serial Port Component in the following way:
- Uninstall the ActiveXperts Serial Port Component 3.2 product. Use the 'Add/Remove Programs' applet in the Control Panel to start the Uninstall procedure;
- Download the ActiveXperts Serial Port Component 4.1 Installation file from the ActiveXperts Software download site and start the ActiveXperts Serial Port Component 4.1 Installation.
The InstallShield wizard will guide you through the steps of the installation.
- Upgrade from ActiveComport -
Upgrade to ActiveXperts Serial Port Component in the following way:
- Uninstall the ActiveComport product. Use the 'Add/Remove Programs' applet in the Control Panel to start the Uninstall procedure;
- Download the ActiveXperts Serial Port Component 3.2 Installation file from the ActiveXperts Software download site and start the ActiveXperts Serial Port Component 4.1 Installation.
The InstallShield wizard will guide you through the steps of the installation.
- Change the namespaces and Program ID's as described above.