A comms program as a Windows Service requiring bullet-proof reliability.
Provides a communications interface for my Application program.
Reads ASCII data from Serial/TCP/UDP ports and writes it to text files.
Reads ASCII data from text files and writes it to a Serial/TCP/UDP ports.
Later extensions will add ability to use ETX/ACK protocol, and then FTP & WSDL.
Must operate in a real-time environment (records data from a Phone PABX system as phone calls occur).
Must be reliable/self-repairing as it will operate unattended for years at a time.
For complete information, please see the uploaded specification text files and sample data interchange files.
Geoff.