# Windows Serial Ports
The `serial-windows` crate provides a serial port implementation for the Windows operating system.
* [Documentation](http://dcuddeback.github.io/serial-rs/serial_windows/)
## Compatibility
The `serial-windows` crate is compatible with recent versions of the Windows operating system. The
following versions are confirmed to be compatible:
* Windows 7 (x86_64)
* Windows 8 (x86_64)
## Usage
In general, one shouldn't need to use the `serial-windows` library directly. The implementation
provided by `serial-windows` is also exposed through a cross-platform API in the [`serial`
crate](../serial/).
The serial port type defined in `serial-windows` works with Windows COM ports. In addition to
implementing the standard serial port traits, it also implements
`std::os::windows::io::AsRawHandle`, which can be used for integrating with other I/O libraries.
## License
Copyright © 2015 David Cuddeback
Distributed under the [MIT License](LICENSE).