Product Comparison

ASComm IoT vs ASComm.NET vs ActiveX Control

Automated Solutions offers three different lines of component driver products: .NET Core Class Library, .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.


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= Supported


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= Partially Supported (see note)


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= Not Supported



ASComm IoT ASComm .NET ActiveX Controls

Technology Platform

.NET 8.0

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.NET 7.0

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.NET 6.0

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.NET 5.0

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.NET Core

 check (3.1 or higher) clear clear

.NET Framework

 check (4.7.2 or higher) check (2.0 through 4.8) clear

MFC

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Application Compatibility

Windows Forms (.NET Framework)

 check check radio_button_unchecked (32-bit only)

Console (.NET Framework)

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Service (.NET Framework)

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Web (.NET Framework)

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WPF (.NET Framework)

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Class Library (.NET Framework)

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Web Service (.NET Framework)

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Windows Forms (.NET)

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Console (.NET)

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Worker Service (.NET)

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WPF App (.NET)

 check (.NET Core 3.1 or higher) clear clear

Class Library (.NET)

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100% .NET Managed Code

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Development Platforms

Visual Basic 6

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Visual Basic (9 - 13)

 clear check radio_button_unchecked (32-bit Windows Forms apps only)

Visual Basic (14 or higher)

 check check radio_button_unchecked (32-bit Windows Forms apps only)

Visual C++ 6.0

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C# (3 - 6)

 clear check radio_button_unchecked (32-bit Windows Forms apps only)

C# (7 or higher)

 check check radio_button_unchecked (32-bit Windows Forms apps only)

VBA / MS Office

 clear clear radio_button_unchecked (32-bit only)

Visual Studio 6

 clear clear radio_button_unchecked (32-bit Windows Forms apps only)

Visual Studio (2005 - 2015)

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Visual Studio (2022, 2019, 2017)

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Runtime OS Compatibility

32-bit Windows

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64-bit Windows

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Linux with Mono framework

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Linux with .NET

 check (.NET 8, 7, 6 and Core apps) clear clear

Windows 10 IoT Core

 check (.NET 8, 7, 6 and Core apps) clear clear

Android

 check (.NET 8, 7, 6 and Core apps) clear clear

Build Targets

x86 (32-bit)

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x64 (64-bit)

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Any CPU (32 or 64-bit)

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Features

Single Component / Multiple Drivers

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Design-time Configuration

 clear check check

Runtime Configuration

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Design-time Serialization

 clear check check

Runtime Serialization

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Tag Database

 check check clear

Tag Optimization

check check clear

Data Change Events

check check clear

Device Transaction Control

Component

Component

Your Code

Visual Design

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Structured Data Support (Read/Write entire UDT/PDT)

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Performance (Ethernet drivers)

Transaction Time (1 tag, measured*)

< 5 mSec

< 5 mSec

< 5 mSec

Transaction Time (10 symbolic tags, measured*)

< 5 mSec

< 5 mSec

~50 mSec

Transaction Time (50 discrete tags, measured*)

< 5 mSec

< 5 mSec

~250 mSec

Transaction Time (UDT/PDT with 10 fields, measured*)

< 5 mSec

< 5 mSec

~50 mSec

Tag Optimization

check check clear

Development License

Developer License (build on one PC, deploy to many PCs)

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Machine License (build and run on single PC)

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Discounted Team Edition Pricing Available

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Runtime License

Runtime-free

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