Is there Java library or framework for accessing Serial ports? [closed]

Question

Is there a java library or framework (other than the javax.comm provided by Sun) that is easy to use when accessing serial and parallel ports ( especially RS-232 ). I need something free that will work both on Windows and Linux.

Answer 1

The most common framework used for this is rxtx.

Answer 2

As andri pointed out RXTX is pretty much your best choice. There is an article on getting started with RXTX on Windows here (relating to RXTX 2.1).