Features - Download - Getting Help - License info - Pricing/Ordering
Serial ToolKit version 1.0.1 is shipping !
Welcome to Serial ToolKit™ homepage !
Serial ToolKit™ (STK) is a 4D plug-in which gives a better serial port support inside 4th Dimension's programming language.Serial ToolKit contains a dozen of commands allowing to get information regarding available serial ports, open, close, configure a port, send and receive data, etc.
This page gives informations about the features, system requirement, tech support, download sites, licensing, pricing and ordering of Serial ToolKit.
The current version of Serial ToolKit is available for the MacOS and Windows version of 4th Dimension.
Overview of features
With Serial ToolKit you can:
- get a list of available serial ports (including additional serial ports added by PCI cards or USB adapters)
- open and configure a serial port (speed, parity, hand-shake, etc)
- change the serial port buffer size
- send and receive information
For more details, have a look at Serial ToolKit's Manual
Download Serial ToolKit
BY DOWNLOADING SERIAL TOOLKIT, YOU AGREE TO BECOME BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THE LICENSE AGREEMENT, WHICH INCLUDES THE SOFTWARE LICENSE AND WARRANTY DISCLAIMER
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System requirements
Operating System
The current version of Serial ToolKit only works on Macintosh computer running System 7.5 and above or Windows 95/98/NT/2000.
Getting help : Technical Support &Mailing-List
All technical support regarding Serial ToolKit is done by email: serial-toolkit-support@cquest.orgA dedicated mailing list is also available.
To subscribe to the Serial ToolKit Mailing List, please send a message to STK-subscribe@cquest.org
To unsubscribe to the Serial ToolKit Mailing List, please send a message to STK-unsubscribe@cquest.org
To post a message on the list, please send your message to STK-List@cquest.org
License Info
Serial ToolKit is using a new kind of "no-hassle" license. I tried to keep the good points in the famous classical "no-hassle" and remove the bad points. It is still "no-hassle" in the way that you don't need to get license numbers each time you deploy an app that uses Serial ToolKit and the protection system will not cause you nighmares.Serial ToolKit development license is yearly subscription based. Your development license is granted for one year and renewed every year. This covers (at least) the costs relating to tech support and all product maintenance.
Serial ToolKit minor and major upgrades are free of charge as long as you have renewed your development subcription license. This will allow to reduce what I call the "version numbering slavery". In fact, you'll be able to get new features as soon as they are implemented, which is not the case when minor upgrades are free and major ones are not. This "version numbering slavery" forces the plug-in developer to keep some new features for the next major release instead of immediately providing them.
The protection is based on license numbers that allows you to develop using Serial ToolKit during your annual developper license subscription. When used in interpretted mode, Serial ToolKit check the subscription limit date included in your license number. If your subscription has expired, it will run in demo/evaluation mode during 30 minutes. When used in compiled applications, this subscription limit date is not checked allowing the deployed versions to run with no date limit.
Serial ToolKit does not come with unlimited deployment. This partly caused the major troubles with the classical "no-hassle" license as introduced by Foresight Technologies several years ago. To avoid all the "hassles" of deployment licenses (serial numbers or other protection schemes), the deployment is honnest based. You are asked to get additional deployment licensed when needed even if there is no enforcement built in the product itself. The yearly subscription includes a large number of deployment licenses, so this will not be a real issue for 90% of the developers. An OEM agreement is available if your deployment needs are above the one included in the yearly subscription. You can to contact the author or your distributor to get more details about this OEM agreement.
Should you have any question regarding this new license, I recommend you to read the License Agreement or contact me directly by email.
Pricing Info
Serial ToolKit™ Development License
- 1 year development subscription per developper
- 50 deployments included$49 / year
Additional deployment Licenses
above 50 deployments, get an additional "Dev" license
or contact the author or your local distributor to get an OEM agreement
How to order ?
You can order Serial ToolKit thru the following vendors:
USA / Canada / Mexico
France / Belgium
Germany
Japan
Switzerland and other countries
Worlwide / Online
Serial-ToolKit ©1999-2000 Christian Quest - All rights reserved
Written by Christian Quest - 5-Dec-2000