Serial I/O Utilities, Data Collection Software, and
Demos
TAL Technologies specializes in serial and TCP/IP communications and
data acquisition software. Its SoftwareWedge products (WinWedge, DOSWedge,
TCPWedge...) collect data from serial and TCP/IP ports and feed that data
in real-time into any PC application program - Excel, Access, etc..
WinWedge and DOSWedge can be configured to collect data from any serial
device, to parse, filter and format that data and feed it, as required,
into your PC applications. You can also define serial output strings to
your devices. TCPWedge is similar but the source of data is a TCP/IP
network port address (Ethernet/Internet). Visit our SoftwareWedge
page for details and a downloadable PDF document.
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Below are some FREE serial utility programs and also a demo for a
simplified version of WinWedge called BC-Wedge.
| BC-Wedge is a highly simplified software
product designed for data collection from RS232 Bar Code Scanners
only. This is a Demo Version of BC-Wedge for Windows. It
collects data from COM1 to COM4 directly into any Windows 95, 98,
2000 or NT application program. Note: BC-Wedge does not contain any
of the advanced features of either the Standard or the Professional
Edition of the SoftwareWedge. |
| Free
Download |
| (1,405 KB executable file) |
| CE-Wedge is an easy to use Software
Wedge for Windows CE similar to our WinWedge or BC-Wedge products
for Windows. It collects data from simple serial devices directly
into any Windows CE application program including Pocket Excel,
Pocket Word, etc... |
| Free
Download |
| (1,542 KB
executable file) |
| * NEW
! * Interactive slide show
demo of WinWedge Pro. |
| Free
Download |
| (1,573 KB
executable file) |
TAL
Serial Breakout Box Software - (1,789 KB executable
file)
Turn any PC or Laptop with two serial ports into a serial
breakout box (serial line analyzer). Snoop in on data that is sent or
received through an RS232 serial cable between any two devices or
computers. This is an excellent tool for diagnosing serial communications
problems as well as for figuring out what is being sent and received
between two devices. This program can also be used as a simple terminal to
display data received on a single serial port. Designed for Windows 95,
98, 2000 and NT.
Complete C/C++ source
code for a serial (RS232) terminal program - (118 KB zip file)
Learn how to perform serial communications functions from within your
own custom C/C++ programs. This serial communications code sample was
obtained from the Microsoft's Developer Network on-line
ASCII
Chart Software for Windows - (6 KB executable file)
Displays a
chart of values for each character in the ASCII character set.
LinkTest Utility
- (220 KB executable file)
Software to test DDE commands. Allows you to
send DDE commands to any Windows program that supports DDE.
ShowPorts Utility
- (20 KB executable file)
Find out what COM ports are installed on your
computer without using a screwdriver! Shows the IRQ, port base addresses
and what type of UART each port uses. This is a DOS program that should
not be run inside the Windows environment. Refer to the readme file that
is supplied with this program before running it.
Com-Key Utility -
(23 KB executable file)
DOS TSR that allows you to define hot keys that
send data out a serial data. Use Com-Key to dial or hang up a modem or
send commands to any serial instrument from within any DOS program.
ComShow Utility
(220 KB executable file)
Extremely useful DOS based serial I/O
debug/diagnostic software. Can also be used as a simple data logger.
Comshow displays all data received through a serial port so you can easily
determine exactly what a device is transmitting. Unlike terminal programs,
Comshow displays all characters that are received including carriage
returns, linefeeds and all other control codes embedded in a serial data
stream. Comshow also has output capabilities as well as the ability to
manually set the states of all hardware handshaking lines.
PortStat Utility
- (295 KB executable file)
Windows program that monitors and sets the
status of any of the handshaking lines on a COM port. PortStat can be used
to turn switches on and off under program control or can be used to
monitor the voltage on any of the handshaking lines in a serial port. For
example you could use PortStat to force another application like Excel to
run a macro when the voltage on a serial port line changes state. You
could also use it to turn a switch on or off directly from within Excel,
Access or any other program that supports Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)
Renamer Utility -
(236 KB executable file)
Renamer.Exe is a Windows program that will
automatically rename a file at a regular time or date. Useful for people
who want to save data to files continuously using the Software Wedge or
TCP/Wedge, but want to change the file name at the end of the each
day.
Tinyport direct
hardware port I/O DLL for Windows NT - (111 KB executable file)
Win95IO direct
hardware port I/O DLL for Windows 95 and 98 - (5 KB executable
file)
Normally, Windows does not allow you to read or write hardware
ports directly.
Win95IO is a freeware DLL that contains two functions
called ReadPort and WritePort that allow you to get past this limitation
in Windows 95 or Windows 98. Win95IO is provided with a simple Visual
Basic program that demonstrates how to call the functions in the
DLL.
TinyPort is a shareware device driver and DLL written by Manfred
Keul that allows you to perform direct hardware port I/O under Windows NT.
TinyPort consists of two files that must be copied to the \SYSTEM32
subdirectory. One is TINYPORT.SYS, the driver. The other is TINYPIO.DLL, a
DLL that interfaces your programs to TINYPORT.SYS. Please refer to the
Tinyport.wri file for more information on TinyPort. |
