About PortController
Introduction
Purchasing PortController
Redistributing PortController
License Agreement
Support
Getting Started
How to Use PortController
Using PortController with Visual Basic
Using PortController with Visual C++
Using PortController with Delphi
How to Use Events
Handling Events in Visual Basic
Handling Events in Visual C++
Handling Events in Delphi
PortController Sample Projects
Reading and Writing Binary Data
Handling PortController Errors
Reference
Properties
BaudRate Property
Break Property
BytesUsedRQ Property
BytesUsedTQ Property
Cd Property
Cts Property
DataBits Property
Dsr Property
Dtr Property
DtrDsr Property
EnableReadOnEventChar Property
EventChar Property
Parity Property
PortHandle Property
PortName Property
Ring Property
Rts Property
RtsCts Property
StopBits Property
XonXoff Property
Methods
ClearRQ Method
ClearTQ Method
Close Method
GetErrorStatus Method
Open Method
Read Method
ReadBinary Method
Write Method
WriteBinary Method
SendXoff Method
SendXon Method
Events
BreakSignal Event
CdToggle Event
CtsToggle Event
DataReceived Event
DsrToggle Event
Error Event
EvtCharReceived Event
Ring Event
TQEmpty Event

Using PortController with Delphi

After installing PortController ActiveX, start Delphi and choose Components / Import ActiveX Control from main menu.

The following dialog appears. Scroll down to the PortController 2.0 entry and select it;  Delphi will set the other parameters automatically. Click the Install button.

Select Into new package tab page and enter the name of the package file into which you want to install PortController. You may also type description for this package. Click the OK button.

After confirming the message dialogs the PortController package will appear.

Scroll the Delphi palette to the ActiveX page and confirm that PortController exists on the page.

You may close the Package window. You can create a PortController object by dragging the PortController icon onto designed form. You may now begin coding with PortController. See the PortController Reference for details on how to use PortControllers properties, methods, and events.