Best C++ Serial Library?

Posted by Ibrahim Awwal on May 2, 2008, 1:09 am

Hi, I'm getting started with C++ because our school's robotics club
found last year that Java's (third party) serial libraries are a bit
slow for our needs, so we're intending to split our program into two
parts so that the more speed-critical parts are in C++. What would be
a good C++ serial library to use? My main requirements are just speed
and ease of use. Thanks for the help!

Posted by John Nagle on May 2, 2008, 2:52 am

Ibrahim Awwal wrote:

> Hi, I'm getting started with C++ because our school's robotics club
> found last year that Java's (third party) serial libraries are a bit
> slow for our needs, so we're intending to split our program into two
> parts so that the more speed-critical parts are in C++. What would be
> a good C++ serial library to use? My main requirements are just speed
> and ease of use. Thanks for the help!

How fast do you need to go?

John Nagle

Posted by BRW on May 2, 2008, 4:25 pm

It's too bad you're not using C#. I've done serial comm with both. C+
+ is a nightmare to code for a serial port. C# was quite
straightforward. Let me know if you want my C++ sample code. I
should be able to dig it up.

BRW

Posted by D Herring on May 3, 2008, 12:35 am

BRW wrote:

>> Hi, I'm getting started with C++ because our school's robotics club
>> found last year that Java's (third party) serial libraries are a bit
>> slow for our needs, so we're intending to split our program into two
>> parts so that the more speed-critical parts are in C++. What would be
>> a good C++ serial library to use? My main requirements are just speed
>> and ease of use. Thanks for the help!

>
> It's too bad you're not using C#. I've done serial comm with both. C+
> + is a nightmare to code for a serial port. C# was quite
> straightforward. Let me know if you want my C++ sample code. I
> should be able to dig it up.

Its too bad you're using windows. Its a world easier on linux. ;)

- Daniel

Posted by Robin on May 3, 2008, 7:28 pm

> Hi, I'm getting started with C++ because our school's
> robotics club
> found last year that Java's (third party) serial libraries
> are a bit
> slow for our needs, so we're intending to split our
> program into two

Serial as in RS232?

Only ask because I had a frustrating time trying to connect
at 9600 baud to a PC. I started by sending to it from an
interrupt driven buffer, ended up sending against a timer
tick so I could slow it down.

Even tried writing an interrupt handler for the PC, enabled
the UART FIFO's, still lost data.

Worked under DOS but not under Windows, think I may need a
serial to USB adaptor.

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