General Linux and Windows Library Usage

[Allen Myers]

 Bob, ​Thank you for your input​!

I'm actually attempting to use jSerialComm right now. However I seem to
have some problems with how it manages threads. jSerialComm starts a
separate thread to manage a listener for the native libraries it uses. But
it doesn't seem to handle thread interruptions properly.

https://github.com/Fazecast/jSerialComm/blob/master/src/
main/java/com/fazecast/jSerialComm/SerialPort.java#L1048

It also seems to have random Thread.sleep calls periodically in it's code
base that I'm not sure underline a solid understanding of how to
communicate with native libraries properly.

Perhaps I'm still doing something wrong in my code, but I don't seem to be
able to close a jSerialComm connection and then reopen it right after
without it closing itself again shortly after for no apparent reason. Maybe
I just need to accept I shouldn't close it. :)

Or maybe I should change my development/test environment into a Linux
platform and use Device I/O. :) This Device I/O library looks very well
designed. I really want to use it, but I'm so entrenched in a Windows test
environment right now, it's hard to give all that up for one library...

On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 12:15 PM, Bob Vandette <bob.vandette at oracle.com>
wrote:

> The Device I/O library only supports Linux.  It should work on any Linux
> platform and not be restricted to embedded specific platforms as long as
> you configure it properly.
>
> I used the javax.comm package on Windows years ago but
> this support was EOL’d by Sun many years ago.
>
> I did a quick search and came up with this package that claims to do
> what you are looking for.  I have no experience with this technology and
> this is not an endorsement of jSerialComm by Oracle.  Use at your own risk.
>
> http://fazecast.github.io/jSerialComm/
>
> Bob.
>
>
> On Mar 6, 2018, at 1:18 PM, Allen Myers <allen at aemyers.com> wrote:
>
> I've been trying to find a reliable serial library to act as an interface
> to a USB connection to a UART on an Arduino. This Device I/O library looks
> brilliant. I'm just not sure if I can use it on a full Linux server (Dell
> server). Is this only designed to be run on embedded type platforms? Could
> it interface with a /dev/tty device on a standard Linux server?
>
> My production environment is Linux, but my test environment is Windows. If
> possible, how would I go about getting natives built for Windows?
>
>
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