电子通信专业外文翻译--串行通信.docVIP

外文原文： Serial Communications Serial communicationis one of the oldest mechanisms for devices to communicate witheach other. Starting with the IBM PC and compatible computers, almost all computers are equipped with one or more serial ports and one parallel port. As the name implies, a serialport sends and receives data serially, one bit at a time. In contrast, a parallelport sends and receives data eight bits at a time, using eight separate wires. ■ Tip For serial communication to work,you just need a minimum of three wires—one to send,one to receive,and one signal ground.For parallel communication,you need eight wires. Despite thecomparatively slower transfer speed of serial ports over parallel ports, serial communication remains a popular connectivity option for devices because of its simplicity and cost-effectiveness. Figure 2-1 shows some of the devices that use a serial port to connect to the computer. Using a serial port, you can connect to a modem, a mouse, or a device such as a bridge/router for configuration purposes. Although consumer products today are using USB connections in place of serial connec- tions, still a lot of devices use serial ports as their sole connections to the outside world. In thischapter, you will learn how to communicate with other serial devices using the new SerialPortclass available in the .NET Framework 2.0 and the .NET Compact Framework 2.0. In particular, you will build three projects that illustrate how to use serial communications. The first project is a chat application that allows two computers (connected using either a serial cable or a Bluetooth connection) to communicate. And using the foundation of this application, you can extend it to communicate with other external serial devices such as cellular phones. You will learn how to use the ATcommands to programmatically control your mobile phones through a serial Bluetooth connection. The second project is a Pocket PC chat application, which is similar to the first project.