CommAPI

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CommAPI translates the communications functions of Windows API to AutoIt functions.

Scripts

Features

  • No need to install DLL's
  • Using Windows API calls (kernel32.dll)
  • Possibility of serial communication (serial port, COM port, RS-232)
  • Possibility of parallel communication (parallel port, LPT port)
  • No use of global variables
  • Uniform namespace _CommAPI_XXX
  • Modular organization into files
  • A lot of additional utility and helper functions

History

  • 2008-09-12 Creation of cfx.au3 (V1.0)
  • 2011-02-18 Conversation of cfx.au3 into cfxUDF.au3 (V2.0)
  • 2011-02-28 Update V2.0to V2.1
  • 2011-04-27 Update V2.1 to V2.2 (german forum)
  • 2013-07-10 Modify V2.1 to V2.1mod
  • 2013-10-24 Creation of CommAPI.au3

Resources

Functions

Implemented API functions

  • BuildCommDCB
  • BuildCommDCBAndTimeouts
  • ClearCommBreak
  • ClearCommError
  • EscapeCommFunction
  • GetCommMask
  • GetCommModemStatus
  • GetCommProperties
  • GetCommState
  • GetCommTimeouts
  • PurgeComm
  • SetCommBreak
  • SetCommMask
  • SetCommState
  • SetCommTimeouts
  • SetupComm
  • TransmitCommChar
  • WaitCommEvent

Unimplemented API functions

  • CommConfigDialog
  • GetCommConfig
  • GetDefaultCommConfig
  • SetCommConfig
  • SetDefaultCommConfig

API helper functions

  • ChangeCommStateElement
  • ChangeCommTimeoutsElement
  • GetCommStateElement
  • GetCommTimeoutsElement
  • IsOnCTS
  • IsOnDCD
  • IsOnDSR
  • IsOnRI
  • SetCommStateElement
  • SetCommTimeoutsElement
  • SetOnDTR
  • SetOnRTS

Utility functions

  • CommStateToString
  • CommTimeoutsToString
  • CreateModeString
  • GetCOMPorts

Interface functions

  • ClosePort
  • OpenCOMPort
  • OpenPort
  • ReceiveData
  • TransmitData