The communication lab package provides communication components for use in development.

What can I build with CommunicationLab?

The communication lab package provides communication components for use in development.

Our component libraries come in 3 versions a VCL - Firemonkey version (for Delphi / C++ Builder / RAD Studio 10.3 or higher), an MFC compatible Visual C++ version, and a .NET 4.0 supporting Visual Studio 2005 or higher.

The RAD Studio version is a set of native VCL and Firemonkey components of which all include now the powerful Mitov Runtime.

The Visual C++ version is a set of native Visual C++ classes (components).

The NET 4.0 (4.5 and higher compatible) version is a set of managed .NET components. The .NET version has the same performance as the native versions, and supports all the Microsoft .NET languages including Visual Basic, C#, J#, F# and C++/CLI.

Due to the unique architecture of the OpenWire platform, the components are implemented the same way in Managed .NET and native Windows (32 and 64 bit) environments. The code to control a component from VB.NET, C++/CLI, C#, and J#, Visual C++ MFC, Delphi, and C++ Builder is almost identical. This allows the developers to migrate and share code between the different environments thus significantly improving the productivity.

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Communication components

CLComPort		Com (Serial) Port component
CLPacket		Packer component: Creates structured packages
CLUnpacket		Unpacket : Extracts channel data from structured packages
CLTerminal		Text terminal component
CLClientSocket		Client socket component
CLServerSocket		Server Socket component

Converters

SLChangeRange		Changes the output range of the signal
SLDetectLevels		Detects levels in the input signal
SLPair		Pairs multiple data buffers together
SLMakeStructure		Combines elements into a strucrure
SLSplitStructure		Splits a structure into multiple elements

Custom Filters

SLGenericRealValue		User defined filter for Real values
SLGenericReal		User defined filter for Real data
SLGenericFilter		User defined filter for Binary data
SLGenericRealMatrix		User defined generator for Real matrix data

Generic Filters

SLGenericReal		User defined filter for Real data
SLGenericFilter		User defined filter for Binary data
SLGenericRealMatrix		User defined generator for Real matrix data
TLGenericFilter		User defined timing filter

Generic Generators

SLGenericGen		User defined generator for Binary data
SLGenericRealGen		User defined generator for Real data

Other

OpenWireStudio

Loads, executes, and exchanges data with OpenWire Studio projects

Signal Filters

SLGenericRealValue		User defined filter for Real values
SLGenericReal		User defined filter for Real data
SLGenericFilter		User defined filter for Binary data
SLGenericRealMatrix		User defined generator for Real matrix data

Signal Generators

SLGenericRealValueGen		User defined generator for Real values
SLGenericGen		User defined generator for Binary data
SLGenericRealGen		User defined generator for Real data

Timing components

TLWatchDogTimer		Implements a Watch Dog Timer.
TLMainThredEvent		Allows other threads to generate main thread notifications.
TLClockGen		Provides clock for other components.
TLThreadEvent		Use this component to execute code in a separated thread
TLStopWatch		Use this component to implement a Stop Watch
TLFrequencyMeter		Use this component to implement a Frequency meter
TLCounter		Use this component to implement a Counter

Transformations

SLAverageValue

Use this component to average the input values

CommunicationLab: What's New

New in Version 8.0.0.142 (released on 2025-03-26)

Added IGPGraphicsPath.ForFigure
Added option to preserve Dynamic Element Types when when serializing

New in Version 8.0.0.141 (released on 2025-03-20)

Added RAD Studio 12.3 Athens support
Added support for the new 64 bit RAD Studio IDE

New in Version 8.0.0.140 (released on 2025-03-09)

Added FMX Terminal implementation
Improved String support for MakeStructure
Improved IGDIPlus image codecs support
Added IGPMatrixStore.Restore method
Added IGPGraphics.ForHDC
Added IGPGraphics ForSavedRenderingOrigin, ForSavedCompositingMode, ForSavedCompositingQuality, ForSavedTextRenderingHint, ForSavedContrast, ForSavedInterpolationMode, ForSavedSmoothingMode, ForSavedPixelOffsetMode, ForSavedTransform, and ForSavedClip
Added DivideBy, Bottom, and Right to TIGPRect and TIGPRectF
Added TIGPFMXBitmap class
Added TIGPFMXBitmapHelper, TIGPFMXGraphics, and TIGPFMXCanvasHelper class helpers
Added ForGraphics to TIGPVclBitmapHelper, and TIGPVclCanvasHelper
TJsonParser renamed to JsonParser
Initial migration to using Make instead of Create class methods for creating interfaced objects
Improved performance
Added component name highlighting in the property editor
Improved Sockets error handling
Added option to pass multiple patterns to ForFiles
Added support for hint images
Improved 64 bit support
Added support for paste multiple items
Added ForNames and ReadAnyString to IReader
Added IsConnectedByIDs with Set parameter
Improved C++ Builder Win64x compatibility
ClockPin renamed to ClockInputPin in some of the components
Improved HEX editor
Added IsConnected to the Socket and ComPort components
Improved String support for MakeStructure

New in Version 8.0.0.126 (released on 2024-08-19)

Improved Delphi 12 support
Improved Design time property and component editors
Improved TTLMainThreadEvent implementation
Improved support for Packing/Unpacking Structure and Packet elements
Added option to resize the buffers when loading from files

New in Version 8.0.0.120 (released on 2024-06-14)

Improved Delphi 12.0 support
Improved Persistent Collections Editor
Improved LiveBinding editor performance
Added Terminate for IShellProcess
Added TFileHelper with ContentEquals method
Improved compatibility with the Delphi 12.0 Modern Compiler
Added Unsigned buffer support
Improved performance
Improved Debugger Visualizers

New in Version 8.0.0.108 (released on 2024-02-21)

Improved C++ Builder support
Improved Design time Performance

New in Version 8.0.0.101 (released on 2023-12-06)

Added Delphi 12 support
Redesigned installation not requiring Admin privileges when compiling the libraries
Improved Performance
Added Sets support
Improved Mitov TypeInfo
Improved Dynamic Type Info
Improved Mitov Design Time API
Redesigned Persistent Collection Editor
Modernized Dialogs
Improved Win64 support
Improved Container Classes
Added TDirecory helper
Large number of bug fixes
Improved Property and Component Editors

New in Version 8.0.0. 77 (released on 2022-04-30)

Updated maintenance release for RAD Studio/Delphi 11.0/11.1 Alexandria with minor improvements

New in Version 8.0.0. 74 (released on 2022-04-25)

Updated maintenance release for RAD Studio/Delphi 10.4 Sydney with minor improvements

New in Version 8.0.0. 73 (released on 2022-04-20)

Updated maintenance release for RAD Studio/Delphi 10.3 Rio with minor improvements

New in Version 8.0.0. 69 (released on 2022-03-28)

Added support of indexed list collection enumebarbles
Improved MAC64 support
Improved OpenWire Graphical Editor
Improved performance

New in Version 8.0.0. 63 (released on 2022-03-09)

Updated maintenance release for RAD Studio/Delphi 10.4 Sydney

New in Version 8.0.0. 62 (released on 2022-03-07)

Updated maintenance release for RAD Studio/Delphi 10.3 Rio

New in Version 8.0.0. 59 (released on 2022-03-02)

Improved RAD Studio 11 compatibility
Improved RGBW and RGBWAlpha color support
Improved Execute Process implementation
Improved support for OpenWire State pins
Improved Structure and Packet components support
Added Clock Event elements in Make/Split Structure and Packet components

New in Version 8.0.0. 48 (released on 2022-01-28)

Added basic RGBW and RGBWAlpha support
Number os small design time bug fixes

New in Version 8.0.0. 43 (released on 2021-12-21)

Improved RAD Studio 11 compatibility
Improved Mitov.Runtime collections
Improved performance
Improved Dynamic Type Info support
Improved Visual Live Binding support
Improved elements editor

New in Version 8.0.0. 36 (released on 2021-10-11)

Added RAD Studio 11 support
Improved Performance
Improved Property Editors
Improved Debugger Visualizers
Added more Format Converters
Improved JSON support

New in Version 8.0.0. 27 (released on 2021-06-20)

Improved RAD Studio 10.4 Sydney support
Improved Dynamic Type Info implementation

New in Version 8.0.0. 21 (released on 2021-05-12)

Added RAD Studio 10.4 Sydney support
Improved Dynamic Type Info implementation

New in Version 8.0.0. 0 (released on 2020-11-26)

Added Visual Studio 2019 support
Redesigned Visual C++ support
Added Byte and Char visual live bindings
Significantly improved loading execution, and editing speed
Significantly improved JSON support
Improved IGDIPlus rendering performance
Modified to use interface class function methods instead of constructors
Redesigned pin path collection to significantly improve the speed
Redesigned to set pin and properties owner fields on creation
Improved pin information caching
CreateLock replaced by Create with Lock parameter
Improved FMX Design Time support
Improved FMX support

New in Version 7.8.3.72 (released on 2020-09-24)

Updated to RAD Studio 10.3 Rio Update 3
Added support for Boolean Buffers
Improved buffer visualizers
Added Audio and Video support to the Packet and Structure components
Added UnpackedOutputPin to the Split Structure and Unpacket components
Added Sockets Multicast support
Added experimental MQTT 5.0 support
Improved Unpacket implementation
Improved Visual Live Bindings
Significantly redesigned OpenWire Editor
Added initial Quaternion and 3D Point support
Added OSX64 support
Improved overall performance and stability
Added option to use Const anonymous methods for improved performance
Improved FMX compatibility and support
Simplified JSON API
Improved JSON implementation
Improved sockets implementation
Added Sockets Multicast support
Significantly improved Execute Process implementation
Added support TStrings reverse enumerators and Query interface trough class helper
Improved Dynamic Type Info implementation
Improved Property Collection and Component Collection editors
Improved Property editors

New in Version 7.8.2.288 (released on 2018-12-21)

Added RAD Studio 10.3 Rio support
Improved Dynamic Type Info implementation
Improved property editors

New in Version 7.8.2.271 (released on 2018-11-12)

Added Linux support
Added iOS support
Added RAD Studio 10.2 Tokyo support
Improved MAC, and Android compatibility
Added MQTT Client component
Added GetComPortInfos to the COM Port component
Added 8, and 16 bit integer and unsigned packet elements
Added OnValue events to the Unpacket elements
Added Added Server Socket
Improved Xon/Xoff support for the COM Port component
Improved bindings API
Pins converted to use the new Mitov.Runtime serialization
Added OWRequiredPinAttribute support
Added TOWIntToCardinalFormatConverter and TOWCardinalToIntegerFormatConverter
Added TOWRealToRealComplexFormatConverter
Added TOWRealListStatePin and TOWIntegerListStatePin
Added Execute Process
Added Command Line parsing and Process Execute
Added option to disable the design time extentions
Added Socket Binding
Redesigned JSON Serialization
Added TPeriodicThread
Added initial Dynamic Type Info implementation
Added GetIndexedSubProperty in the RTTI
Added GetType for TObject in the RTTI
Added support for both object and class in TMethodInfo.Invoke in the RTTI
Enchanced Query functionality
Added IPairCollection
IArrayWriter renamed to ISequentialWriter
IArrayReader renamed to ISequentialReader
Improved Serialization Readers
Added Reserialize
Improved design time property editors support
Added option to replace property collection items while keeping all compatible settings
Added filtering for property collections
Added support for categorized list property selection
Added TreeView filtering support
Updated to use the latest Delphi language features

New in Version 7.8.0.0 (released on 2016-05-03)

Added RAD Studio 10.1 Berlin support
Added Visual Live Binding property editors
Added Reset to Default property editors
Added Enum property editors
Added Class events property editors
Added Multi-Event property editors
Added Make/Split Structure components

New in Version 7.7.0.0 (released on 2015-10-28)

Communication Beta Release

Component for Serial Port
Component for creating structured packages
Component for unpacking structured packages
Client socket component
Text terminal

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These demos are executable after downloading.
Also see: Demo source code downloads

CommunicationLab Examples

CommunicationLab

CommunicationLab: Frequently Asked Questions

CommunicationLab Installers

Firemonkey and VCL Installer: CommunicationLab 8.0.0.142 VCL and FireMonkey for 12.3 Athens

Updated on 2025-03-26, downloaded 299 times.

Firemonkey and VCL Installer: CommunicationLab 8.0.0.77 VCL and FireMonkey 32 & 64 bit support for 11.X Alexandria

Updated on 2022-05-01, downloaded 331 times.

Firemonkey and VCL Installer: CommunicationLab 8.0.0.74 VCL and FireMonkey 32 & 64 bit support for 10.4 Sydney Update 2

Updated on 2022-04-25, downloaded 230 times.

Firemonkey and VCL Installer: CommunicationLab 8.0.0.73 VCL and FireMonkey 32 & 64 bit support for 10.3 Rio Update 3

Updated on 2022-04-20, downloaded 230 times.

Visual C++ Installer: CommunicationLab 8.0.0.0 for Visual C++ MFC

Updated on 2020-11-26, downloaded 136 times.

.NET Installer: CommunicationLab 8.0.0.1 for Microsoft .NET 4.0 (4.5 and 4.6 compatible)

Updated on 2020-11-26, downloaded 502 times.

Legacy Firemonkey and VCL Installer: CommunicationLab 7.8.2.288 VCL and FireMonkey 32 & 64 bit support for 10.2 Tokyo and 10.3 Rio

Updated on 2018-12-22, downloaded 925 times.

Legacy Firemonkey and VCL Installer: CommunicationLab 7.8.2.0 VCL and FireMonkey 32 & 64 bit support for XE8 to 10.1 Berlin

Updated on 2016-06-06, downloaded 1370 times.

Legacy Firemonkey and VCL Installer: CommunicationLab 7.7.0.0 VCL and FireMonkey 32 & 64 bit support for XE7 to 10 Seattle

Updated on 2015-10-29, downloaded 726 times.

Demos

These demos are executable after downloading. Also see: Demo source code downloads

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