Serial Port Assistant

Serial Port Assistant is a compact Windows Forms application for configuring a serial connection and exchanging hexadecimal data with connected devices. It was built as an introductory C# desktop and hardware communication project.

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Features

• Discover available COM ports.
• Configure baud rate, data bits, stop bits, and parity.
• Open and close a serial connection.
• Send hexadecimal byte sequences.
• Display received bytes with send/receive labels.
• Clear the receive log and refresh the port list.

Technology

• C# and Windows Forms
• .NET Framework 4.7.2
• System.IO.Ports.SerialPort

Build and Run

1. Use Windows with Visual Studio 2019 or later.
2. Open Serial.sln.
3. Build the solution for Any CPU.
4. Connect a serial device, choose the correct settings, and open the port.

Only send commands that are valid for the connected device. Incorrect serial settings or unsupported command frames can produce communication errors.

Project Status

This is a historical learning project. Generated build output has been removed and is excluded by .gitignore.