A few days ago user jismake reported having trouble with Win32::SerialPort on 64-bit Strawberry Perl on Win 7 64 bit that were solved by installing the 32-bit Strawberry Perl, although it was unclear whether the issue was with the module or with the virtual COM port drivers. That thread is here.

The "Win32" part of Win32::SerialPort does not necessarily mean that it is a 32-bit only module. Windows, even 64-bit, is still referred to "MSWin32" (e.g. $^O).

Having said that, it may very well be that a few bits of that module do not work right on 64-bit Windows, I don't know. CPAN Testers does show that tests on 64-bit Windows don't seem to pass, and even 32-bit is spotty.

I believe that Win32::SerialPort is "the" module for COM port access in Windows, and Device::SerialPort in *NIX.

In reply to Re: Using Win32::SerialPort on Win7-64bit under 64-bit Strawberry Perl by Anonymous Monk
in thread Using Win32::SerialPort on Win7-64bit under 64-bit Strawberry Perl by gri6507

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