J/CoMM 0.1.1

J/CoMM server is a middleware between RS232 controllable hardware devices (like VCRs, data projectors, cameras etc.) and a graphical user interface.

Typically you will install J/CoMM server on a central workstation with multiple RS232 interfaces and with multiple hardware devices connected.

J/CoMM server provides a web interface which allows you to base your GUI on HTML and, more important, to run different instances of that GUI on serveral client computers at the same time. Though internet enabled, J/CoMM is also suitable for running on a single workstation.

J/CoMM supports the development of HTML based GUIs by providing

* a Java applet which establishes the communication between the GUI website(s) and the server and
* a library of Javascripts which contains DHTML classes like buttons, displays, players as well as keyboard and network support.

You will find a couple of device drivers packaged with J/CoMM. But J/CoMM also includes a device driver API which allows you to easily create custom drivers.