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Edward
Edward

Reputation: 7090

Is there a cross-platform method to list the available serial ports?

I'm creating software using C++ and the boost::asio library that requires access a serial port. I would like to create a GUI which includes choices for the serial port device name, such as /dev/ttyUSB0 under Linux or COM3: under Windows.

So far, I've just put in simple text edit box so that the user can simply type the device name, but a user suggested that a combo-box would be a little more user-friendly.

Are there some kind of reasonably cross-platform methods by which to list the possible serial ports?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 714

Answers (1)

Sean
Sean

Reputation: 62472

No, there's nothing like this.

Your best bet is to have a platform specific confic file that lists the values to display in the combo box.

Upvotes: 3

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