On 8/13/07, Bob Axtell wrote: > I need to make a few programs that will stand alone and run under > Windoze 2K/XP and can be made into a Linux version with minimal > or NO expense to my client.. > > It has to have the ability to talk to PC Serial ports and VCP (emulated > serial ports, like under USB<>RS232 converters). > > I have been told that Python 2.51 works great like this. Is it true? Anybody > using it? > Python should be ok. You can use pyserial which works under Windows and Linux. The VCP things can be tricky under Linux. Some of them do not work well under Linux, especially the PL2303 or similar chips. If you use FTDI, you can even use pyusb (http://bleyer.org/pyusb/) under Windows. This pyusb is different from another pyusb which is a python wrapper for libusb. Regards, Xiaofan -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist