Microsoft Access and Serial Port Communications

(Last updated 2008/01/05)

Perform Serial Port Communication - The sample code linked to this page consists of a VB module containing a collection of routines to perform serial port I/O without using the Microsoft Comm Control component. The module uses the Windows API to perform the overlapped I/O operations necessary for serial communications.  ( 2007-06-19)

• Simple PC data acquisition

• MSComm control which comes with Visual Basic also works in Access. It is suggested you use the Visual Basic Programmers' Guide to Serial Communications book by fellow MVP Richard Grier. Note that the above URL has Richard Grier's Amazon Associate code embedded within.

• XMCommCRC (Free) (This is a wrapper around the above MSComm control).
• WinWedge inputs serial data directly into any PC application.
• COMM-DRV/LIB
• Windmill Software Route Data from Transducers and Laboratory Instruments into Microsoft Access
• I/O ActiveX Communications Module
• OmniServer is easily configured for serial or TCP/IP communications and provides basic OPC support.
• Docklight A development tool for serial communication protocols
• CPS Plus serial data acquisition software
• CrystalCOMM for WIN32  

• Access-Profi-Pool open codesamples (unfortunately in german)

• Serial Port Central A collection of files and links to material relating to serial links and networks, especially in monitoring and control applications.  Scroll down a ways to see the Visual Basic links which should work.   ( 2004-05-18)

• Laboratory Information Management Systems - Data Automation Products has an extensive list that may be of some usefulness.

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