How do I get Java to use the serial port in Linux?

Question

We make use of a java application that manages a pinpad via the serial port. This works perfectly on windows with the Sun Comm.jar, the supplied dll and the properties file.

Answer 1

I know this is an old question but I have created a Java package and native library to allow serial port read and write, currently in synchronous mode only.

It's open source and available on GitHub:

j232 - The Java source code

libj232 - j232's native library.

The wiki page is here.

Note this is a Linux only package and library.