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What are some comprehesive sources on serial programming?
Ideally they would cover things like:
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In computing, a serial port is a serial communication interface through which information transfers in or out sequentially one bit at a time. This is in contrast to a parallel port, which communicates multiple bits simultaneously in parallel.
A serial port is an interface that allows a PC to transmit or receive data one bit at a time. It is one of the oldest types of interfaces and at one time was commonly used to connect printers and external modems to a PC.
There are two types of serial ports that are commonly found on a computer: DB-25 and DE-9.
An asynchronous port on the computer used to connect a serial device to the computer and capable of transmitting one bit at a time. Serial ports are usually identified on IBM compatible computers as COM (communications) ports. For example, a mouse might connect to COM1 and a modem to COM2.
This Wikipedia article covers a lot of it, and has links to other information, including
programming for Linux and WIN32
and
Serial Port Communication in VB.NET Programming
In addition to that, Wikibooks has a free book on Serial Programming
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I learnt most of my unix serial comms from Stevens' Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment.
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