Re: (OT) How to emulate a serial port under Win32?

Why not move the emulation up a level and completely bypass the IO? After all, the IO is generally less important to test than the communication protocol.

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Re^2: (OT) How to emulate a serial port under Win32? by TGI (Parson) on Aug 22, 2006 at 21:12 UTC
In general, I think you are right. I do some testing this way, now. But I'd like to be able to additional testing that exercises my whole application. A perfect solution would be something that I could eventually use to create a small app that simulates one (or more) of our sensors that I could distribute to potential customers so they can try out our data logging client. If I can use the same technique for testing as for the demonstration tool, that would be a big win. That way I can become intimately familiar with the emulated comm port and be certain that I won't hose anyone's system. TGI says moo	[reply]

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Re^2: (OT) How to emulate a serial port under Win32?
by TGI (Parson) on Aug 22, 2006 at 21:12 UTC

In general, I think you are right. I do some testing this way, now. But I'd like to be able to additional testing that exercises my whole application.

A perfect solution would be something that I could eventually use to create a small app that simulates one (or more) of our sensors that I could distribute to potential customers so they can try out our data logging client.

If I can use the same technique for testing as for the demonstration tool, that would be a big win. That way I can become intimately familiar with the emulated comm port and be certain that I won't hose anyone's system.

TGI says moo

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