[Bitpim-devel] com port detection

[Roger B. <ro...@ro...>]

I've written some com port detection code which prints out a list
of all com ports on your machine.  It works on all my machines and
I need to check if it works on all yours.  I've currently got a
standalone program.  When it works well enough I'll integrate the
code into bitpim.

If you have some time and can give it a try, get the latest version
of comscan from https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=75211

What to look for:

  - It should print all of your com ports, including conventional ones
    and USB to serial convertors
  - The information reported should be "accurate"

Here is an example of what it outputs on one of my machines.  There is
a slight difference in output between Win9x machines and Win2k/Xp.

ComScan 13 March 2003

COM1:
   Desc: Communications Port (COM1)
   Mfg:  (Standard port types)
   hwid: *PNP0501

COM2:
   Desc: USB to Serial Port (COM2)
   Mfg:  PROLIFIC
   hwid: VID_067B&PID_2303

Roger