I have a program where I need to periodically save the data to a database (if the computer suddenly shutdown) and also send the same data to a serialport.Alla data that is going to be sent and saved resides in two classes.his needs to be done every 1/10s.What's the best way to manage this?
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View 4 RepliesIm currently writing a sort of Tamagotchi game or "virtual pet". It's really basic, it runs on timers and has a health meter, hygiene, happiness etc. The problem I have is when the program is closed it obviously resets the properties back to the origional settings. Is there a way I can save the state of the program so when the user opens it back up it is as the same as of the point when it was closed?[Just had an idea, would I set a timer to periodically save the value of the variables to a database and then have them load the next time the user opens the program, for example if the health was 50% on closing or at intervals it would save the health into a column in a db table then when the user re opens the program call that db?]
View 5 Repliespeoples The User of my application will enter Hexa values in text boxes (00h to FFh). I need to send these values through the serial port, but so that EACH text box with values 00h to FFh ONLY generate ONE transmitted byte, exactly the value placed in the text box.
Just found examples of this application in VB6, using the following command:
MSComm1.Output = (Chr(Val(txtText1.Text)))
In VB2008, you use the component "SerialPort", and one of the methods for transmitting data to the output buffer is "Write". So I did it this way:Dim As Integer ValHex
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i am developing an application which needs to connect to a weighjng scale throug rs 232 and capture the output. after inserting the record however the pc needs to send the tare command to the weighing scale in order to set the scale to zero. now he tare character as far as i guess ia T i sent the command like this
serialport1.write(chr(27) & "T" & chr(13) & chr(10))
I am using Visual Basic 2005 and Serialport class. My target device is a WinCE 5.0 Emulator.When I send bytes using serialport.write(byte(),offset,count), the serial port always output "0D 0A" between the bytes and after the bytes sending complete. like this:34 0D 0A A5 5A 0D 0AHow to stop ouput the '0D 0A"? It seems like a terminator "", I have tried to search the serial port settings but cannot find the proper setting. The seiral port is 19200, no parity, one stop bit, 8 bits.
Imports System.IO.Ports
Imports System
Imports System.Windows.Forms
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I develop a simple application usiing VB.NET, VisualStudio 2008, that read input from a serial port
(from another device). I use the class SerialPort.
Using HyperTerminal I can see the input , it's fine. looks like :
S0P,A,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 S0P,A,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
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I use the vb .net serialport to receive data from my instrument every second
View 11 RepliesEvery 5 to 10 seconds I receive 5-12 bytes of data (confirmed w/Hyperterminal). I can open the com port(btn1), read bytes(btn3) until bytes to read = 0, but then i'm stuck; the data received event doesn't seem to respond. If I close the serial port(btn2), re-open i can read more data until bytes to read = 0 then stuck again. I tried several suggestions for threads and delegate and invoke but none worked. (WIndows XP, VB 2008)
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I want to use IO.ports.serialport to receive ASCII data from an instrument (A Luxmeter for those interested). So far, i've been unable to read any single byte from the instrument using the IO.ports.serialport.A terminal window shows the datastream just fine, and I've used MScommlib to read the data without problems. I just had other problems with the latter, so I thought I'd give this IO.ports.serialport a try.The code runs fine, no errors. It just doesn't receive anything.Bytestoread stays 0 forever.I distilled the code to it's bare essence. What am I missing? Is it something obvious, or did I completely misunderstand the whole concept? (Which is not unlikely..)I did check the obvious, of course: settings, baudrate, cable is connected, instrument is sending, etc.[code]
View 6 RepliesI am writing a small application to see what data I am sending and receiving to my COM port (for a small hardware project based on url..).The problem I want to activate a "Serialread" or "SerialWrite" procedure as soon as data is waiting in the receive or send buffer.I have some basic skills so before I start digging in I would like to get some advice. Can I use a addhandler (I have read something about this on the internet but have to clue how to use it) or something else? Is there a way to check if data is in the buffer ready to be read or write??
View 2 RepliesI have a USB device which creates a Virtual Serial Port on Windows. I am using VB.Net to write and read from the port. My device responds with specific sized set of bytes, but I am finding that SerialPort.Read(byte-array,offset,number-bytes) does not return the full number-bytes but it also does not timeout or generate an exception. Repeated calls return additional fragments (up to 3 calls required). Python code using pySerial does not have the same problem.So, what am I doing wrong here? Am I expecting too much?
Some scenarios are:I write a command to the port and expect to get 4 bytes in response. I get 1 byte first and then 3 bytes on the subsequent call.I write a command and expect 21120 bytes in response. I get 1, 12671 and then 8448 bytes in 3 calls to read from the port.
Here are some excerpts from my code:
Private Sub SetupVirtualSerialPort()
Dim portName As String = "COM" + (m_DeviceContext * -1).ToString
Const baud As Int32 = 9600 '7680000
Const parity As Parity = parity.None
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I'm trying to make a simple Class that reads data from a SerialPort.The Device returns a number of lines of Strings.[code]However running this code in a Form with one TextBox Control (txtLog) Allways results in the "The operation has timed-out." Exception.[code]
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i just wanna run UPDATE query periodically every 5-10 minutes
I am writing a serial application using VB .net Framework V4 , where I use a background worker to Read a file and send it to a serial port using SerialPort1.writeLine method. The BackgroundWorker1.ProgressChanged Event handler sub Updates the Line Number to a TextLabel and adds each line sent to a RichTextBox using RichTextBox1.AppendText() method on main form (Form1).
The problem arises at 115200 Bauds (and higher),may be because now the text is updated real fast on the form an unhandled Exception in BackgroundWorker1.ProgressChanged Event handler sub occurs. Otherwise at lower baudrates ex: 9600,19200 etc. Application Runs Perfectly Fine.
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i want to receive data to my pc from external hardware but i don't know how to do it since i am new to vb.net. the code in vb.net to receive data using serial port rs232.
View 1 RepliesRecently we have connected one bluetooth device which receive data from our serial device. The bluetooth device further transmite this data to a Windows Mobile which is bluetooth enable. Baud rate of whole system is 19200 with 7 data bit and 1 stop bit.When we send command to serial device through bluetooth device it is accepting the command and respond accordingly. but some of data byte of string is desplay as question mark (?).But in case we connect the serial device directly to PC, the string received is correct.[code]Response given by Serial Port is "?09?D03?A D?
View 1 RepliesRecently we have connected one bluetooth device which receive data from our serial device. The bluetooth device further transmite this data to a Windows Mobile which is bluetooth enable. Baud rate of whole system is 19200 with 7 data bit and 1 stop bit.When we send command to serial device through bluetooth device it is accepting the command and respond accordingly. but some of data byte of string is desplay as question mark (?).[code]...
View 4 RepliesI'm making an alarm clock whose form's backColor should change randomlly every 5 seconds. I am not sure as to how to do this. I'm using a timer so after the alarm clock's given time matches the current time, a song will be played. But I do not know how to count the seconds, or milliseconds that pass after starting time.
View 3 RepliesI have a function that returns a bitmap meant to be used as background in a panel, and occasionally I'd have to call it to create a new background based on parameters
View 2 RepliesWhat I am looking to do is ping a server every 30 minutes to an hour or so and to send an email if the server is not pingable. [code]...
I am creating the project in Visual Studio 2010. All it does now is check if it can ping a server. I would like it to run this code every 30min.
Ok so I'm working on an anti-hack program for my online game and when the game is running it hides its self in the background. I need it to periodically or always(Would that slow down the computer its on?)check if processes are running so it can stop them. If possible I would also like to know how I can have it so if the anti-hack's process is closed, the client.exe process will also close.What I have currently is:
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I am writing a small app that is retrieving data from a device connected to a virtual com-port. I connect without problems to the device using the settings 9600-8-N-1.
I need to send the command <esc>MS , the device then sends back the data to a computer. I have tried this using Hyperterminal with success. I also did this with Excel and VBA. I used the MSComm32 Active X control:
MSComm1.Output = Chr$(27) + "M" + "S" + Chr$(13)
Msgbox(MSComm1.Input)
This made the data from the device pop up in a messagebox. I am writing a winforms app in vb.net, using VS2005. I have a form, on which I have a Placed a SerialPort control, named sp. My sample code is as follows:
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal
sender As System.Object,
ByVal e
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This returns the error message "Error: expecting a command". I have done som tests in HyperTerminal, and have concluded with:
-If I dont send <esc>, I get error "Expecting a command"
-If I send wrong command (ie MD instead of MS) i get error "Bad command"
Based on this, I suspect that I don't pass the escape character correctly to my device. So I wonder how to do this?
I have set up a serial port program, where the serialport writes from textbox1 then reads to textbox2 when you push a send button.The problem is the serial port seems to have its own writetimeout function. here is an example of my error:
say I write the string "AABBCCDDEEFF" then click send textbox2 will then display "BBCCDDEEFF" or just "DDEEFF"
what seems to be happening is that it will kick in whenever it wants to and just read portions of the text sometimes it will even seperate it out into two or three lines.
This only happens about 1 out of 5 times when I hit send, but it is an error that I would still like to have fixed.
read data from a text file with SERIALPORT while using "StringReader.ReadLine"?
View 8 RepliesI've made a small communication channel with other users of my application, it will connect using TCP which I tested and worked with two instances of my application on my home PC.I have to type in my IP address of what would be the "remote" computer i'm talking to, my issue is some of my users may not even know what their IP is to give it to me so how can I get my IP and save it as a setting to send to other users so it can be added as the PC they are talking to?
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