USB CDC on Windows 8 RT

Question

Can a Windows Store Application communicate with a USB-connected device through a virtual COM Port?

Does the framework for such apps contain the SerialPort class?

If not, in what other way can I create a connection between a device and an App?

All this assuming that Classic Desktop is unavailable.

Answer 1

You aren't the first to ask. But let me be the first to answer: http://blog.jerrynixon.com/2012/05/metro-answers-can-i-use-serial-port.html

The short answer is no. With this exception: the device is on USB (with a dongle) with a modern driver exposing IOCTLS device information – this gives Windows Store Apps device access.