Troi Automatisering releases Troi Serial Plug-in 4.0 for FileMaker Pro 14
Updated serial communication plug-in adds support for 64-bit architecture with FileMaker Pro 14
May 12th, 2015, Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands--Troi Automatisering today announced the immediate availability of Troi Serial Plug-in 4.0 for FileMaker Pro 14.
What is Troi Serial Plug-in?
Troi Serial Plug-in gives FileMaker Pro easy and powerful access to external devices with a serial interface:
- Read from and write to the (virtual) serial ports of the computer directly from FileMaker Pro without the need of a separate application.
- Native FileMaker script triggering, to get incoming data into the database.
- "Serial_Control" function to temporarily suspend the incoming data stream and resume it when you are interested in the data.
- "Wait for Match" function to wait for a specific text before triggering.
- The possibility to open an unlimited number of serial ports and to trigger different scripts for different ports.
What is new in version 4.0?
Troi Serial Plug-in 4.0 has been tested and made compatible with FileMaker Pro 12, 13 and 14:
- Added support for 64-bit architecture with FileMaker Pro 14
- Improved the example file EasyInstallTroiPlugins.fmp12, to support the 64-bit version of FileMaker Pro 14
This version has the following new functionality and fixes:
- Added new switch -GetRegistrationState to the Serial_Version function: this switch allows you to check if the plug-in is currently registered. We also updated the Version example file to show the use of the new script
- Fixed a problem in the Simple Serial, Weigh and Terminal example files
Pricing & Availability
Troi Serial Plug-in 4.0 works with FileMaker Pro 12, 13 and 14. The plug-in can also be used with runtimes created by FileMaker Pro Advanced 12 to 14. The plug-in is available for Mac OS X 10.6 or higher, Windows Vista and Windows 7 and 8.x.
A cross platform developer license costs US$ 999. Details can be found on our web site. You can order licenses from our web site.
FileMaker Server requirements
Troi Serial Plug-in 4.0 also works with FileMaker Server 12, 13 and 14 as a server-side plug-in and as a plug-in used by the web publishing engine and WebDirect.
Upgrade information
Version 4.0 needs a new registration. Users who bought a license for Troi Serial Plug-in on or after March 31st, 2014 are entitled to a free upgrade to version 4.0. Eligible users will be sent a new registration. Contact us if you have not received yours after 14 May 2015.
Upgrades from a cross platform developer license bought before 31st March 2014 are available from US$ 499. You can order upgrades from our web site.
About Troi Automatisering
Troi Automatisering develops professional iOS apps, is a leading developer of cross platform FileMaker Pro plug-ins and winner of the FileMaker Pro Excellence Award 2001. For more information, visit our web site at:
Contact information
D. Budding
Troi Automatisering