1.10 Portable Application Description, or PAD for short, is a data set that is used by shareware authors to disseminate information to anyone interested in their software products. To find out more go to http://www.asp-shareware.org/pad Troi Automatisering Vuurlaan 18 Alphen aan den Rijn ZH 2408 NB Netherlands http://www.troi.com/ Peter Baanen in2006@troi.removethis.com Peter Baanen in2006@troi.removethis.com in2006@troi.removethis.com in2006@troi.removethis.com in2006@troi.removethis.com Troi Serial Plug-in for FileMaker Pro 3.0.1 10 16 2006 1099 Shareware Major Update No Install Support WinNT 4.x,Windows2000,Mac OS X,WinXP,Mac PPC English MacOS X or higher Business Business::Databases & Tools troi-serial-plug-in3.0.1.dmg 1740800 1700 1.7 N N N N FileMaker plug-in serial ports weighing scales credit card swipes read write ActiveX Apple Events incoming data suspend resume modem switchboard dialing caller ID external acquisition transfer ASCII script triggering connections buffering Dispatch Sc Read and write to all serial ports. Enables FileMaker to read and write to all serial ports of a computer. This plug-in lets a wide array of devices--from weighing scales to credit card swipes--work directly with FileMaker Pro databases. Troi Serial plug-in can read from and write to the serial ports of the computer directly from FileMaker Pro without the need of a separate application. Troi Serial Plug-in is very well suited for use with electronic devices that send data to the computer continuously. The Serial_Control function can temporarily suspend the incoming data stream and resume it when you are interested in the data. Troi Serial plug-in 3 can read from and write to the serial ports of the computer directly from FileMaker Pro without the need of a separate application. Suggested uses for this plug-in are connecting to a modem, custom switchboard dialing, caller ID, credit card swiping, controlling external devices, data acquisition. The plug-in can be used whenever you need to send ASCII data over a serial port. Ideal to use it for electronic devices that send data to the computer continuously. You can temporarily suspend the incoming data stream and resume it when you are interested in the data. An example file for a weighing scale is included. New features: - Made compatible with FileMaker Pro 8.5. - (Mac OS X) Converted to Universal plug-in which runs natively on PowerPC and Intel Macs. - Added new Serial_TextToAsciiValue function, which converts a text to the ASCII values. - (Windows) The Serial_GetPortNames function now dynamically detects all existing serial ports Key features: - Support for high speed connections up to 230 kbps - Unlimited number of serial ports can be opened - Buffering of data up to 64k per port - Trigger scripts when data is received - Clear sample databases and a user manual to get started quickly The plug-in works with all types of serial ports including those added through an extension card. Pricing and Availability: A fully functional demo version of Troi Serial Plug-in 3 is available at Troi's Web site. Troi Serial Plug-in 3 works with FileMaker Pro 7, 8 and 8.5. The plug-in can also be used with runtimes created by FileMaker Developer 7 or by FileMaker Advanced 8 or FileMaker Advanced 8.5. The plug-in is available for Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher and Windows XP. Licenses cost US$ 1099 for a cross platform developer license. More details on developer licenses can be found on our web site. Product upgrades from an earlier developer license, are available from US$ 749 (cross platform) or US$ 899 (single platform). http://www.troi.com/software/serialplugin.html http://www.troi.com/shop/serialplugin http://www.troi.com/ima/troi_serial_plugin_for_filemaker_pro.jpg http://www.troi.com/ima/serialicon.jpg http://www.troi.com/info/pad/serialpluginmac.xml http://www.troi.com/downloads/troi-serial-plug-in3.0.1.dmg Distribution Permissions of Troi Serial Plug-in The unregistered shareware version of Troi Serial Plug-in may be freely distributed, provided the distribution package is not modified. No person or company may charge a fee for the distribution of Troi Serial Plug-in without written permission from the copyright holder. Allowed distribution includes, but is not limited to, shareware repositories, internet download sites, shareware CD-ROM compilations, friends, co-workers, BBS sites, magazine cover CD-ROMs. If you include the software on a CD-ROM we appreciate to get a copy of the CD-ROM. You can also send us a notification email. Software License Agreement This is a legal agreement between you and Troi Automatisering covering your use of Troi Serial Plug-in. Be sure to read the following agreement before using the software. BY USING THE SOFTWARE (REGARDLESS IF YOU HAVE REGISTERED THE SOFTWARE OR NOT), YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, DO NOT USE THE SOFTWARE AND DESTROY ALL COPIES OF IT. This is copyrighted software. You may use this software for 30 days without any charge. The Software is owned by Troi Automatisering and is protected by Dutch copyright laws and international treaty provisions. Therefore, you must treat the Software like any other copyrighted material (e.g. a book or musical recording). If you would like to continue to use the software after this evaluation period, forward the license fee to Troi Automatisering. Commercial distribution of the software is restricted without permission of Troi Automatisering. We are more than happy to allow you to distribute our software, but you must first have a license to do so. Visit our web site or contact Troi Automatisering for details on obtaining a license. Paying the license fee allows you the right to use one copy of the software on a single computer (Single User License). You may not network the software or otherwise use it or make it available for use on more than one computer at the same time. You may not rent or lease the software, nor may you modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the software. If you violate any part of this agreement, your right to use this software terminates automatically and you must then destroy all copies of this software in your possession. If you want to use it on more that one computer you must pay the license fee for the apropriate number of computers or buy a site license or buy a world wide license or buy a developer license. The software and related documentation are provided "AS IS" and without warranty of any kind and Troi Automatisering expressly disclaims all other warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Under no circumstances shall Troi Automatisering be liable for any incidental, special or consequential damages that result from the use or inability to use the software or related documentation, even if Troi Automatisering has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event shall Troi Automatisering' liability exceed the license fee paid, if any. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Netherlands. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of this Agreement, or portion thereof, to be unenforceable, that provision of the Agreement shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of the parties, and the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. Troi Automatisering, Vuurlaan 18, 2408 NB Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands web site: http://www.troi.com/ telephone: +31-172-426 606 fax: +31-172-470 539 All trademarks are held by their respective owners. Now our lawyers are happy. version 2001-0522