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Java RS232 terminal with graphical interface . Suitable for small RS projects and test protocols for

1)About:
RS232TM by Kotkis is a java RS232 communication program using javacomm20 api by SUN
2)license:
RS232TM is distributed under GPL - it is free for using ,redistributing and modifiyng

javacomm20 is distributed under SUN license 

3)Installing javacomm:
  As of versiom RS232TM2.1 Alpha there is installer included in dist packages
	3.1)Package "D_with_javacomm20" includes javacomm 
		-unzip
		-run javacomm_installer
		-run RS232TM
		
	3.2)Package "D" -includes only installer
		-unzip
		-run run javacomm_installer -it will connect You to SUN's download page
		-download javacomm20-win32.zip
		-unzip
		-select unzipped folder named "commapi"
		-if installation complet with success -run RS232TM
		
	3.3)Package "S"-source package :javacomm not included
			if you want to compile source follow the steps for manual instalation as use 
			directories \JDKx.x.x\JRE\..    imstead of \JREx.x.x\....


	3.4)Manual instalation:
	If You don't want to use installer:
	
	   3.4.1)download - javacomm20-win32  can be downloaded from:

 
http://javashoplm.sun.com/ECom/docs/Welcome.jsp?StoreId=22&PartDetailId=7235-javacomm-2.0-spec-oth-JSpec&SiteId=JSC&TransactionId=noreg 


	    3.4.2) Copy win32com.dll to your <JREx.x.x>\bin\ directory. 
		3.4.3) Copy comm.jar to your <JREx.x.x>\lib\ directory. 
		3.4.4) Copy javax.comm.properties to your <JREx.x.x>\lib\ext\ directory.
		
 usualy <JREx.x.x> is in \Program Files\Java
 If You use JRE1.5.0_06 path looks like  X:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06
 where X is the instalation drive letter