A Serial Communication Component by Sax.net

FEATURES

Unlimited Serial Ports

Sax CommStudio ActiveX supports a large variety of serial port connections:

- Standard built-in serial ports
- Virtual serial ports on other systems via network software.
- Bluetooth and infrared serial ports.
- High performance serial ports using specialized hardware such as Digi boards.

The number of serial ports supported on a single system is only limited by hardware. Some of our customers use our components with over one hundred ports on each communications server.

Plug & Play Modems

Let the Windows Telephony API (TAPI) do all the hard work for you and you never worry about modem configurations again!

In addition to modem device independence, your users will also enjoy automatic handling of dialing rules based on the user's location and area code.

Reduce technical support and increase end user satisfaction by using the settings defined in the the Windows Control Panel.

Fast & Reliable File Transfers

Ten years of intense interactions with thousands of different systems have resulted in a core of very robust, highly interoperable transfer code.

Classic XModem, YModem protocols and Kermit will let you interface with a large variety of systems, from the smallest devices to the largest mainframe systems.

For ultimate performance and flexibility you can use Sax CommStudio's ActiveX industry-standard ZModem implementation.

You'll enjoy advanced error recovery, automatic streaming, and block size adjustment to get the fastest transfer under even the most difficult bandwidth circumstances.

Data Mining

Many legacy applications were designed for use by human operators using a text based interface.

With Sax CommStudio ActiveX it's easy to automate these transactions and create a modern user interface with the speed and ease of use that your users have come to expect.

Sax CommStudio ActiveX includes the powerful text scanning and triggering features you need to write automated login scripts and build data mining applications.

Common User Interface

Sax CommStudio ActiveX comes with pre-made dialogs and UI elements for common communications related tasks:

- File transfer status dialogs, including progress bars and statistics.
- Settings dialogs for serial ports and modem settings.
- Other UI elements such a common toolbar and general status dialogs.

Increase developer productivity and provide your users with a consistent interface.

Terminal Emulation

A surprising number of applications still rely on mainframe-style terminal emulation. Sax CommStudio ActiveX helps you integrate these legacy applications with a modern systems architecture.

The Sax CommStudio ActiveX component supports ANSI, VT52, and VT100 terminal emulation in full color, with scroll-back history, mouse selection, and fast screen painting.

Building a robust terminal emulator requires more than just following a terminal specifications. Sax CommStudio ActiveX has been proven to work flawlessly with the subtleties of thousands of systems, from bulletin board systems to credit report services.

Diagnostics

Sax CommStudio's ActiveX robust communications components based on ten years of market leadership are only the beginning. The real gain in developer productivity comes from Sax CommStudio's ActiveX advanced debugging and analyzing tools.

Detailed logging and visual analyzing of problem areas let you zoom in on the point of failure in minutes rather than days.

The integration of rock solid components with visual diagnostic tools provides a unique advantage, and results in considerable gains in developer productivity and code quality.

Sax.net developed the original MSComm control in Microsoft Visual Basic. We went on to develop Crescent PDQComm and Sax ActiveX Comm Objects.

The Sax CommStudio ActiveX component is compatible with all previous generations, requiring no or minimal code changes to upgrade.

Replacing your existing control with Sax Comm Studio ActiveX will speed up the development process, increase the quality of your application, and reduce technical support. That means less work for you, and more satisfaction for your customers.