What is Wireless Communication Library?
The Wireless Communication Library is the powerful SDK for software developers. The Library includes a complete components set for develop applications which should use Bluetooth, IrDA, WiFi or Serial Port communication. Also WCL provides easy way to connect to a Wii Remote controller.
The Library can be used with Borland Delphi, Borland Developer Studio, Borland CBuilder, Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, Microsoft Visual C++ and Microsoft Visual Basic 6. The Wireless Communication Library is 100% compatable with Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8.
Supported Transports
The Wireless Communication Library includes
full components and classes set (Bluetooth Framework) that allows you to enumerate and to manage local Bluetooth radios,
to Inquire remote Bluetooth enabled devices, to Discover its services, to Transfer files and lots of
other things. The Bluetooth SDK, available in the Library, includes special designed powerfull components to rapid development of
Bluetooth Proximity Marketing applications.
The WCL provides easy in use methods and classes to
work with IrDA enabled devices. The IrDA API provided by the Library allows to your application to Inquire remote IrDA devices,
to connect to remote IrDA enabled devices, to Transfer files to remote IrDA enabled devices and lots of other features.
The Library makes it easy to use WiFi features in your applications.
With WiFi Framework of the Wireless Communication Library you can enumerate availbale WiFi networks, connect to selected network,
create WiFi network and other things.
The Library also supports Serial Port communication (physical and virtual).
It allows your application to communicate with serial devices the same way as it works with Bluetooth and IrDA device. Just change transport to serial and all your communication code will work.
WCL can create virtual COM port for Bluetooth enabled device and you may use this new created vCOM with your legacy code which uses serial ports for Bluetooth communication.
Supported Platforms
The WCL .NET Edition
includes Buetooth Framework for .NET, IrDA Framework for .NET, WiFi Framework for .NET and
Serial Framework for .NET. The WCL .NET SDK is designed to use it with Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5,
, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 and high. The WCL .NET Edition
does not support .NET Compact Framework and Windows Mobile devices. The .NET Edition can also
be used with SharpDevelop. 32 and 64 bits support.
The WCL COM Edition includes
Bluetooth ActiveX SDK, IrDA ActiveX SDK, WiFi ActiveX SDK and Serial ActiveX SDK. The
Wireless Communication Library COM Edition API is designed to use it with Microsoft Visual Basic 6 and
any other programming language that supports COM server (ActiveX).
The Wireless Communication Library C++ Edition includes Bluetooth API for C++, IrDA API for C++, WiFi API for C++ and Serial API for C++.
The WCL C++ Framework is designed to use it with Microsoft Visual C++ 2005, Microsoft Visual C++ 2008, Microsoft Visual C++ 2010, Microsoft Visual C++ 2011 and high.
The WCL C++ Edition does not support Windows Mobile devices. 32 and 64 bits support.
The WCL VCL Edition includes
Buetooth VCL Components, IrDA VCL Components, WiFi VCL Components and Serial VCL Components. The
Wireless Communication Library VCL Edition classes is designed to use it with Borland Delphi, Borland CBuilder, Borland RAD Studio and
CodeGear RAD Studio. The WCL VCL Edition can be used with: Delphi 5, 6, 7, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, XE, XE2 and
CBulder 6, 2006, 2009, 2010, XE, XE2.
System Requirements
There are no special system requirements as WCL works on any platform starting from Windows 2000. However not all features may work on all supported platforms.
Bluetooth
- Windows XP or high
- BlueSoleil, Microsoft, Toshiba or WidComm bluetooth driver
- Bluetooth adapter
IrDA
- Windows 2000 or high
- USB IrDA adapter
Serial ports
- Windows 2000 or high
- COM port (RS232 or USB<->RS232 adapter)
WiFi
- Windows XP or high
- WiFi adapter
- Microsoft WiFi driver (Native WiFi)