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Asked: 2026-05-25T11:37:20+00:00

I have a C# form application that connects to a electronic device using the

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I have a C# form application that connects to a electronic device using the serial port.
The class "’SerialCommunicationManager’" hooks up to the serial port on application startup and handles the dirty business of talkning to the device.

What I would like is to expose the following methods.

  • Write()
  • SerialDataReceived event
  • SerialDataTransmitted event

Primarily a local website running on the same machine is the one I want to expose the methods for, but in the future I imagine the need for external applications as well.

What is the easiest way to expose the functionality?

  • TCPIP client server?
  • Web service? (Can I create a web service inside a WinForm?)
  • other?

Big thanks

//David

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  1. Editorial Team

    I would recommend self-hosting a WCF Service. This provides you a huge amount of flexibility in terms of how you serve and expose this information, including being able to change the method by which its served via configuration.

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