XmlSerializers created by XmlSerializer.FromType(new[] {typeof(...)})[0]; This prevents throwing an exception => better debugging.

TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Modbus/Common/Factory.cs

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.Modbus.Common
 
 		public IComponentCfg CmpntCfgFromCmpntEntity(Config.Entities.Component component)
         {
-            return ComponentCfgBase.CreateFromDbEntity(typeof(ModbusCfg), component, this);
+            return ComponentCfgBase.CreateFromDbEntity(ModbusCfg.Serializer, component, this);
         }
 	}
 }

TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Modbus/Common/ModbusCfg.cs

@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.Modbus.Common
 {
     public class ModbusCfg : ComponentCfgBase, Generic.IComponentCfg
 	{
+		public static XmlSerializer Serializer = XmlSerializer.FromTypes(new[] { typeof(ModbusCfg) })[0];
+		protected override XmlSerializer GetSerializer() { return Serializer; }
+
 		public IComponentCfgCtrl GetControl() { return new ModbusCfgCtrl(); }
 
 		///

TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Modbus/Easytherm/EasythermCfg.cs

@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.Modbus.Easytherm
 {
     public class EasythermCfg : ComponentCfgBase, Generic.IChildComponentCfg
 	{
+		public static XmlSerializer Serializer = XmlSerializer.FromTypes(new[] { typeof(EasythermCfg) })[0];
+		protected override XmlSerializer GetSerializer() { return Serializer; }
+
 		public IComponentCfgCtrl GetControl() { return new EasythermCfgCtrl(); }
 
 		///

TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Modbus/Easytherm/Factory.cs

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.Modbus.Easytherm
 
 		public IComponentCfg CmpntCfgFromCmpntEntity(Config.Entities.Component component)
         {
-            return ComponentCfgBase.CreateFromDbEntity(typeof(EasythermCfg), component, this);
+            return ComponentCfgBase.CreateFromDbEntity(EasythermCfg.Serializer, component, this);
         }
 	}
 }

TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Modbus/Easytherm/ProcParams.cs

@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.Modbus.Easytherm
 {
 	public class ProcParams : ProcedureParamsBase, IParamsProvider, IProcedureParams
 	{
+		public static XmlSerializer Serializer = XmlSerializer.FromTypes(new[] { typeof(ProcParams) })[0];
+		protected override XmlSerializer GetSerializer() { return Serializer; }
+
 		public float RequiredTemp;			/// [°C] target temperature for a temperature controller or 0=not communicated to the controller
 
 
@@ -101,14 +104,13 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.Modbus.Easytherm
 			if (dbEntity == null) return;
 			try
 			{
-				ProcParams tmp = (ProcParams)(new XmlSerializer(typeof(ProcParams)))
-					.Deserialize(new StringReader(dbEntity.Parameters));
+				ProcParams tmp = Serializer.Deserialize(new StringReader(dbEntity.Parameters)) as ProcParams;
 
 				procedureParamsEntity = dbEntity;
 				componentName = dbEntity.CmpntName;
 				procedure = dbEntity.Procedure;
 
-				tmp.CopyContentTo(this);
+				if (tmp != null) tmp.CopyContentTo(this);
 			}
 			catch
 			{

TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Modbus/PressureMeter/Meret/Factory.cs

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.Modbus.PressureMeter.Meret
 
 		public IComponentCfg CmpntCfgFromCmpntEntity(Config.Entities.Component component)
         {
-            return ComponentCfgBase.CreateFromDbEntity(typeof(PressureMeterCfg), component, this);
+            return ComponentCfgBase.CreateFromDbEntity(PressureMeterCfg.Serializer, component, this);
         }
 	}
 }

TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Modbus/PressureMeter/Meret/PressureMeterCfg.cs

@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.Modbus.PressureMeter.Meret
 {
     public class PressureMeterCfg : ComponentCfgBase, Generic.IChildComponentCfg
 	{
+		public static XmlSerializer Serializer = XmlSerializer.FromTypes(new[] { typeof(PressureMeterCfg) })[0];
+		protected override XmlSerializer GetSerializer() { return Serializer; }
+
 		public IComponentCfgCtrl GetControl() { return new PressureMeterCfgCtrl(); }
 
 		///

TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Modbus/QuidoRS/Factory.cs

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.Modbus.QuidoRS
 
 		public IComponentCfg CmpntCfgFromCmpntEntity(Config.Entities.Component component)
         {
-            return ComponentCfgBase.CreateFromDbEntity(typeof(QuidoRSCfg), component, this);
+            return ComponentCfgBase.CreateFromDbEntity(QuidoRSCfg.Serializer, component, this);
         }
 	}
 }

TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Modbus/QuidoRS/QuidoRSCfg.cs

@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.Modbus.QuidoRS
 {
     public class QuidoRSCfg : ComponentCfgBase, Generic.IChildComponentCfg
 	{
+		public static XmlSerializer Serializer = XmlSerializer.FromTypes(new[] { typeof(QuidoRSCfg) })[0];
+		protected override XmlSerializer GetSerializer() { return Serializer; }
+
 		public IComponentCfgCtrl GetControl() { return new QuidoRSCfgCtrl(); }
 
 		///

TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Modbus/TankSelector/Factory.cs

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.Modbus.TankSelector
 
 		public IComponentCfg CmpntCfgFromCmpntEntity(Config.Entities.Component component)
         {
-            return ComponentCfgBase.CreateFromDbEntity(typeof(TankSelectorCfg), component, this);
+            return ComponentCfgBase.CreateFromDbEntity(TankSelectorCfg.Serializer, component, this);
         }
 	}
 }

TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Modbus/TankSelector/TankSelectorCfg.cs

@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 ///
 /// Copyright (c) 2017 Sensus Metering Systems
 ///
+using System.Xml.Serialization;
 using TBF.BenchControl.Generic;
 
 namespace TBF.BenchControl.Modbus.TankSelector
 {
     public class TankSelectorCfg : ComponentCfgBase, Generic.IChildComponentCfg
 	{
+		public static XmlSerializer Serializer = XmlSerializer.FromTypes(new[] { typeof(TankSelectorCfg) })[0];
+		protected override XmlSerializer GetSerializer() { return Serializer; }
+
 		public IComponentCfgCtrl GetControl() { return new TankSelectorCfgCtrl(); }
 
 		///