>A number of years ago I used an open source Java >library for similar work but was unable to locate the project when I last You might be thinking of RXTX. I've been using RXTX with Java on windows. It has a little trouble with USB serial ports because they are removable. Here are some bookmarks; sorry about the poor formatting.
Starred java serial - Installation Instructions for RXTX - jcontrol.org - Oct 27 - Bookmark: edit - remove [java, serial ports] Labels: Notes: www.jcontrol.org/download/readme_rxtx_en.html Starred [Rxtx] Error 0x5... - qbang.org - Jan 19 - Bookmark: edit - remove [rxtx, serial, serial ports, USB] Labels: Notes: mailman.qbang.org/pipermail/rxtx/2007-February/1727406.html Starred java serial - RXTX : serial and parallel I/O libraries... - rxtx.org - Oct 27 - Bookmark: edit - remove [java, serial] Labels: Notes: www.rxtx.org/ Starred RXTX java documentation - frii.com - Nov 24 - Bookmark: edit - remove [java, javadoc, rxtx, serial] Labels: Notes: users.frii.com/jarvi/rxtx/doc/index.html Starred Deploying JAVA with RXTX - Rxtx - qbang.org - Nov 24 - Bookmark: edit - remove [java, serial] Labels: Notes: rxtx.qbang.org/wiki/index.php/Deploying_JAVA_with_RXTX Starred JControl - jcontrol.org - Nov 24 - Bookmark: edit - remove [java, off the shelf] Labels: Notes: www.jcontrol.org/download/rxtx_en.html Starred Rxtx Info Page - qbang.org - Jan 19 - Bookmark: edit - remove [rxtx, serial, serial ports, USB] Labels: Notes: mailman.qbang.org/mailman/listinfo/rxtx Starred iButton: 1-Wire API SDK - maxim-ic.com - Jan 23 - Bookmark: edit - remove [1-Wire] Labels: Notes: www.maxim-ic.com/.../ibutton/software/1wire/1wire_api.cfm Starred java serial - Serial Programming:Serial Java - ... - wikibooks.org - Oct 27 - Bookmark: edit - remove [java, serial] Labels: Notes: en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Serial_Programming:Serial_Java Starred [Rxtx] RXTX hangs (100% cpu) when using USB-to-Serial converter - qbang.org - Jan 19 - Bookmark: edit - remove [rxtx, serial, serial ports, USB] Labels: Notes: mailman.qbang.org/pipermail/rxtx/2007-May/1723590.html Starred EmbeddedJava - How do i connect my hardware to java program ? - sun.com - Jan 19 - Bookmark: edit - remove [java, bluetooth] Labels: Notes: forum.java.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=5202537 Starred Tech Info - RS232 Cables and Wiring - zytrax.com - Feb 25 - Bookmark: edit - remove [serial, serial ports, pinout, RS-232, RJ-45] Labels: Notes: www.zytrax.com/tech/layer_1/cables/tech_rs232.htm Starred jUSB: Java USB - sourceforge.net - Jan 19 - Bookmark: edit - remove [java, serial, USB] On Apr 7, 2:13 am, "Shane Isbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I did this for an early protoype that hooked Android up to an actual GPS > device. You can do this by creating a separate process using that reads from > the COM port and then communicates COM port info to Android over HTTP > or directly over sockets. If you need to init the device or send AT > commands, you can create two way communication between Android and this > process. Most recently I used C# since the .NET framework on Windows has > good support for COM ports. A number of years ago I used an open source Java > library for similar work but was unable to locate the project when I last > looked a few months ago. > > Shane > > On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 9:44 PM, Joe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I want to read data from a COM port. > > Is there any way to read data from COM port by using Android? > > Thanks --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Announcing the new M5 SDK! http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/02/android-sdk-m5-rc14-now-available.html For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

