Charon.Communications for .NET Framework




You can find previous V1.x Release Notes on the 'Evals and Downloads' section of this product's page

What's New in Version 1.1.3
  • New: Added support for Visual Studio 2005 (Beta 2)
  • Enhanced: Added support for Bluetooth Serial Ports which lack flow control
  • Update: Added functionality to prevent data loss under specific circumstance
  • Update: Eliminated one possibility of port abnormally closing


Charon.Communications is a robust, efficient, and all-purpose serial communications component for the .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework. It is compatible with all physical and virtual serial ports on server, desktop, and mobile devices.


Main Features Include:
  • Managed code component: works with all .NET programming languages
  • Supports .NET Framework v1.0 or greater and .NET Compact Framework v1.0 or greater
  • Supports all standard serial port operations and all serial ports (even virtual)
  • Extremely easy-to-understand and easy-to-use object model
  • Identical object models for .NET and .NET Compact Framework--just copy and paste!
  • Minimal use of processor cycles during complex multiple-threaded operations
  • Supports many obscure hardware and programming needs for serial ports
  • Royalty-free with purchase of developer's license