Test MS Virtual Serial Port driver sample

gistfile1.cs

using System;
using System.IO.Ports;

namespace VCPTest
{
    class Program
    {
        static bool _continue;
        static SerialPort _serialPort;

        public static void Main()
        {
            string name;
            string message;
            StringComparer stringComparer = StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase;

            // Create a new SerialPort object with default settings.
            _serialPort = new SerialPort();
            _serialPort.DataReceived += _serialPort_DataReceived;

            // These are the settings that work in Putty serial
            _serialPort.PortName = "COM25";
            _serialPort.BaudRate = 9600;
            _serialPort.Parity = Parity.None;
            _serialPort.DataBits = 8;
            _serialPort.StopBits = StopBits.One;
            _serialPort.Handshake = Handshake.XOnXOff;

            _serialPort.ReadTimeout = 500;
            _serialPort.WriteTimeout = 500;

            _serialPort.Open();
            _continue = true;

            Console.WriteLine("Type QUIT to exit");

            while (_continue)
            {
                message = Console.ReadLine();

                if (stringComparer.Equals("quit", message))
                {
                    _continue = false;
                }
                else
                {
                    _serialPort.WriteLine(message);
                }
            }

            _serialPort.Close();
        }

        // This event never fires 
        private static void _serialPort_DataReceived(object sender, SerialDataReceivedEventArgs e)
        {
            throw new NotImplementedException();
        }
    }
}