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dogooder
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Serial Port does not get released properly
on: Feb 27^th, 2012, 8:24am

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Hi,

i have a problem in my application, where sometimes the created serial ports do not get released properly (they are still visible in the Windows Device Manager and therefore i've problems when i want to create a port with the same identifier again).

The following is my code i use when i want to release (delete) a Serial Port:

port.Detach(); // FTVSPCPort port
portControl.RemovePort(comPortIdentifier); // FTVSPCControl portControl

Is there anything else i have to do to cleanup properly?
The problem doesn't show up everytime, but rather often.

Thanks in advance!

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Harry_Mitkov
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Re: Serial Port does not get released properly
Reply #1 on: Feb 27^th, 2012, 10:22am

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Hi dogooder,

This issue happens when the port you are trying to delete is opened by a software.
To delete a port it must be closed first. Some application may cause this issue by not closing the port.

Try using a different serial application and check if the issue presists.

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dogooder
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Re: Serial Port does not get released properly
Reply #2 on: Feb 27^th, 2012, 10:37am

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Thanks for your quick reply!

Unfortunately I don't even connect to the port with any application but the issue occurs anyhow.

For testing purposes I just create the port in my 'ConnectToPort()' method and let the port close again later in my 'Disconnect()' method.

In my 'ConnectToPort()' method I roughly use following code to connect:

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portControl.CreatePort(comPort);

port.PortName = comPort;
this.comPort = comPort;
port.Dsr = true;
port.OnRxChar += new FTVSPCPort._ONRXCHAR(ComDataReceived);
port.OnOpen += new FTVSPCPort._ONOPEN(PortOpened);
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I thought that maybe my event handlers may cause this issue, but it doesn't seem like..

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Harry_Mitkov
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Re: Serial Port does not get released properly
Reply #3 on: Feb 27^th, 2012, 10:41am

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Thanks for your feedback!

Please specify the version of Virtual Serial Port Control you are using and the Windows version that is isntalled on your computer. (and what is the type of the OS? 32 or 64 bit?)

We will try to reproduce this issue in our test lab.

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dogooder
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Re: Serial Port does not get released properly
Reply #4 on: Feb 28^th, 2012, 1:16am

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The version of Virtual Serial Port Control is v3.1.3.0

The OS is WinXP 32 bit (which is running on a VMWare Image).
The problem may also be caused by VMWare Player, I don't have any clue.

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Re: Serial Port does not get released properly
Reply #5 on: Feb 28^th, 2012, 9:12am

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Thanks!

Our develops are working on this issue. It will be fixed in a new release. Please visit our site regularly to check for the new version of Virtual Serial Port Control.

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dogooder
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Re: Serial Port does not get released properly
Reply #6 on: Feb 28^th, 2012, 9:16am

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Thanks!

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