.NET Component / ActiveX Control Product Selection Matrix

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.NET Component / ActiveX Control Product Selection Matrix

Automated Solutions offers two different lines of component driver products: .NET Component and ActiveX Control.

This table lists compatibility and capabilities of our component products and should help you choose the component technology that best meets your requirements.

ü = Supported, ü = Partially Supported, See Note, û = Not Supported

	ASComm.NET	ActiveX Control
Technology Platform	.NET	COM

Application Compatibility
Windows Forms	ü	ü
Console	ü	û
Service	ü	û
Web	ü	û
WPF	ü	ü

100% .NET Managed Code	ü	û

Development Platforms
VB6	û	ü
Visual C++ 6.0	û	ü
VBA	û	ü
MS Office	û	ü
Visual Studio .NET 2005, 2008, 2010	ü	ü4

Runtime OS Compatibility
32-bit Windows	ü	ü
64-bit Windows	ü	ü5

Build Targets
x86 (32-bit)	ü	ü
x64 (64-bit)	ü	û
Any CPU (32 or 64-bit)	ü	û

Features
Single Component / Multiple Drivers	ü	û
Design-time Configuration	ü	ü
Runtime Configuration	ü	ü
Design-time Serialization	ü	ü
Runtime Serialization	ü	û
Tag Database	ü	û
Tag Optimization	ü	û
Data Change Events	ü	û
Device Transaction Control	Component	Your Code
Visually design your entire communications configuration without writing a single line of code	ü	û

Performance
Transaction Time	5~10 mSec	5~10 mSec
Tag Optimization	ü	û

Development License
Full Development License (build on one PC, deploy to many PCs)	ü1	ü1
Single Machine (build and run on single PC)	ü	û

Runtime License
Runtime-free	ü2	ü3

1. One development License is required for each developer.
2. Refer to ASComm.NET License Agreement to determine whether your application qualifies for runtime-free distribution.
3. Refer to ActiveX Control License Agreement to determine whether your application qualifies for runtime-free distribution.
4. Windows Forms Applications only.
5. Runs as 32-bit application under WOW64.