Remember smartterm 240 dos program? How to create a C# version of that?

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I recently needed the good old SmartTerm 240 terminal progam (DOS) to communicate with a local RS232 COM port to a testbox.
Can anyone help with either a windows terminal program to com ports?, -or better: some C# code?
It' only the communication I need, not transferring files (ok, if both things)
Thanx in advance, regards PeJ

What I have tried:

I used the vdos program to emulate the dos in my windows 10 computer, and many functions and settings worked in SmartTerm but when accessing the com ports I was not able to see them all and go "through" the device manager to the proper com port.

Posted 23-Aug-23 3:52am

PeJ Member 14824780

Updated 23-Aug-23 23:47pm

Andre Oosthuizen

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CHill60 · Answer 1 · 2023-08-23T04:51:00

Solution 1

There are many resources here on CodeProject - I suggest you start with the following
Serial port[^]
Serial Port Programming Part 1 – A (Very) Brief Introduction[^]
Basic serial port listening application[^]
Serial Comms in C# for Beginners[^]

Posted 23-Aug-23 4:51am

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Maciej Los 23-Aug-23 14:00pm

5ed!

CPallini 24-Aug-23 3:06am

5.

Member 2773718 · Answer 2 · 2023-08-23T10:36:00

Just a remark to COM ports not working in vDos:

COM (and LPT) devices in vDos are by default considered to be used for printing.

If you instead want for instance COM1 to reflect an actual serial port, you have to add a line to config.txt like:

COM1 = "COM1":

It’s documented in the Printing.pdf document.

Dave Kreskowiak · Answer 3 · 2023-08-24T03:57:00

Solution 3

There's an article about a Hyperterminal replacement here on CP: IntelliPort[^]

It's a good example on how to handle serial port communications in C#.

Posted 24-Aug-23 3:57am

Dave Kreskowiak

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PeJ Member 14824780 12-Sep-23 9:15am

Sorry - looks good. But it seems to be written in C++ ?

Dave Kreskowiak 12-Sep-23 10:22am

Whoops. My bad. I blame it too little sleep.

k5054 · Answer 4 · 2023-08-24T05:10:00

There are a number of Terminal emulation programs that might suit your needs, at least in the short term. See this article: 4 HyperTerminal Alternatives for Windows 10[^] If none of those applications work for you, perhaps googling for windows serial terminal emulation might turn up something useful.

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