VS 2008 Writing Some VB2008 Code To Control Four 7-seg LED's / Serial Port Control?
Nov 10, 2010
I'm writing some VB2008 code to control four 7-seg LEDs I bought from Velleman. They came with some example code in VB 5.0, and with instructions telling me to input 5 bytes at a time in the format Chr$() & Chr$() & etc. for the rest of the 5 bytes. When I try to do this using VB2008, it rejects the $ sign, so I've tried it using the Chr() format, which VB2008 allows. However, it doesn't work. Is Chr() the new version of Chr$() or are they different entities? In sending data to the LEDs, I'm using LiveComPort.WriteLine() as my command. (My serial port is called LiveComPort) I also tried it with LiveComPort.Write() asthe command. I know that my serial port and the LEDs are working, because they respond to the demo program provided by Velleman.
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Jun 17, 2010
In my windows application I am using Mscomm32.ocx control for serial communication.
I set the control properties like below in the Form1_Load event.
AxMSComm1.CommPort = 1
AxMSComm1.Settings = "9600,N,8,1"
AxMSComm1.InputLen = 0
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Nov 18, 2009
All these days i used to program in Vb6.0. Now since from last 15 days I have been using Vb2008. In Vb6.0 I used MSCOMM for serial communications. Here in Vb2008 I found Serial port control equivalent to it. I somehow managed to learn how to send data using serial port control and set parameters like baudrate , stopbits , etc. But I' not getting how to get the received data. In VB 6.0 we used to use comEvReceive in OnComm event and used MSCOM1.Input to get the received data. But I'm not getting how to do the same in vb2008.
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Mar 23, 2011
I have created a laser that can be controlled via the serial port. I've written the code to switch it on/off and it works fine. How do i make it strobe? Here's the code to switch it on, to switch it off is similar (don't ask why it is like this...i think it's the transistor from the circuit board that switches the signal):
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May 25, 2009
reading and writing data to a serial port. the settings for the port are correct (from manual of device):
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Dec 7, 2010
i trying to make a control for serial port to send a string "1" to serial port , but i don't want to use a form. I want to be able to save as .ost file or be able to input it into outlook 2003 macro to use as a script. can someone get me started on how to name, open, set, write to a serial port without using a form? just to use as a macro?
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Feb 6, 2012
I just need to write data to serial port to control a toy car
Moving left, right, forward, back.
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Aug 5, 2010
I am trying to send a control string from VB.NET to a serial port. I am using a pololu trex jr. on the receiving end of the serial port. I have attached a copy of my current code which compiles without errors, but fails to send data. I can tell that it is not sending data because I have a light on the control board connected to the port and it normally blinks when data is received. The program that came with the board drives it perfectly but does not serve the purpose I need it to. I am open to any suggestions as I eventually plan to write a class to contain the control routines.
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May 10, 2011
I'm working on a project where I need to trigger an event when a switch is closed. It is my understanding that it is possible to use the control lines on a serial port and read whether the switch is closed or not. I've found a schematic of how to connect the switches to the pins, but I have not been able to find any example code on how you can read the state of the switches.
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Jun 16, 2010
In my application I am using MSComm32.ocx control for the purpose of serial port communication.
when i am using it I am getting a following error while writing data to the port.
"AxMSComm1.Output {"Exception from HRESULT: 0x800A018A (CTL_E_GETNOTSUPPORTED)"} Object "
I am writing the output to the port like below. AxMSComm1.Output ="Hello"
I mention the properties of the ocx control in the form load like below. AxMSComm1.CommPort = 1
AxMSComm1.Settings ="9600,N,8,1"
AxMSComm1.InputLen = 0
AxMSComm1.PortOpen =True
I searched for this error in the net.But I am not found any information for this issue.
can anybody explain why I am getting that error and how to resolve it???
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Oct 26, 2011
The link below has code to connect to a modem thru the serial port but it is for an earlier version of VB. when I convert the code, it does not fully convert and has 4 errors that prevent building the project. can someone tell me what needs to be changed or added?
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Note: the error: not CLS-Compliant
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Mar 17, 2010
when i push the button in VB, it can control other hardware which connected to serial port..
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Sep 16, 2010
I'm trying to connect to a Mettler Toledo Scale via a serial port to read in the weight of an object and output the wieght into a label or text box on the form.so I have a button and a text box. Here is my code
Private Sub btnSendText_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnSendText.Click
Dim Port As SerialPort = New SerialPort("COM1", 9600, Parity.None, 8, StopBits.One)
Port.Open()
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My problem is that the program hangs there doing nothing when I click the button.
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Nov 27, 2010
I'm having problem while writing data to serial port. This piece of code is meant to write all the integer numbers in a text file to the SerialPort (connected to a USB-Serial Converter) when StartButton is clicked. However, it only managed to send two numbers and stopped at "USBSerialPort.Write(t, 0, 2)".
Private Sub StartButton_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles StartButton.Click
USBSerialPort.DiscardOutBuffer()
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Mar 11, 2010
i am trying to write a simple programme to allow the user to open and read data from a RS232 port on a medical equipment and save the data into text file. Iam not a techie. I am totally new to programming save a few projects in foxpro(lol.....yeah oldshool).
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Jul 17, 2009
Do someone know if there is a\\ USB control for the USB port communication? like the SerialPort control for the COM port.
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Sep 1, 2010
Public Class my_class Dim WithEvents COMPort As New System.IO.Ports.SerialPort
Public Sub FindReader()
Dim ports As String() = IO.Ports.SerialPort.GetPortNames()
Dim port As String
For Each port In ports
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When it runs, it shows a single COM port "COM1". I am assured that the device attached to it is a standard 8,n,1 and uses 9,600 baud. The exception is "Acess to the port 'COM1' is denied".
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Mar 27, 2010
currently doing a college project called Home Appliances System by using Voice Command.I have done the voice command part and now it comes to the interfacing between PC and relay board part. Currently I'm considering using USB port to send data(to trigger the home application). Does anyone know how to do it with VB.net?
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Aug 16, 2011
i am a absolute beginner and i want to use vb to receive data from micro controller through serial port using rs232 standards, i found this code to receive the data serially, can any one tell me where should i paste this code, so that the data received will be displayed in message box.Private Sub DataReceived(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.IO.Ports.SerialDataReceivedEventArgs) HandlesSerialPort1.DataReceived
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Jun 30, 2009
I need code to read a serial port state in which I have 2 buttons attached to some configuration on pins 1-9. The program will then, when one of the buttons are pushed, right arrow or left arrow as a keyboard command.
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Nov 5, 2009
The vb.net code is functioning correctly as it talks to a device through COM1 serial port.What I was hoping was the equivalent c# code is not creating the same string and as a result, the serial 'packet' is not correct. Check this illustration of my problem [URL]...
My goal is to eliminate the addition of the extra characters '/0' and '/b' that what I hoped was the c# equivalent to the correctly functioning vb.net code. It just occurred to me I should change the code to employ Stringbuilder. The 'packetbuilder' method/function builds a string and keeps concatenating things to itself.
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Nov 28, 2010
So basically what I'm trying to do is write data from an XML file (a "save file") back into the form. My controls are in all different group boxes (makes it much easier for showing and hiding groups of controls dynamically). I thought about and am putting each control's Parent name into the file, but can't figure out how to get that parent name back into the DirectCast within a For...Next loop so it will actually cast the data into the control.
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Apr 9, 2011
I am trying to make my own hyper terminal. I have used the serial port component and after setting all the configuration for the com port I press the button Enable ComPORT. The problem is that, when I press the enable com port button the program goes unstable untill the reception starts from the COM port. After the reception is start the program starts working fine.
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May 25, 2008
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m really not sure in here because this code is for vb .net 2003.. are they the same?
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Oct 2, 2011
I have microcontroller interfaced with serial port of my computer. In my microcontroller I have 2000 sample data and my primary target is to read those data. Now I can read those data in hyper terminal, but when it comes to my application it doesnt show anything.
Private Sub sp1_DataReceived(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.IO.Ports.SerialDataReceivedEventArgs) Handles sp1.DataReceived
sp1.Open()
MsgBox(sp1.ReadExisting())
End Sub
this simple code block should show me the data.But it doesnt.data format coming Microcontroller is in this following formate :
nitialization successful !,1023
Starting sampling process... 1023,1023 1023,1023
0,2 1023,1023 1023,1023 1023,1023 212,686 1023,1023 1023,1023
1,5 1023,1023 1023,1023 1023,1023,659 213,689 1023,1023 1023,1023
now, I dont understand why it doesn't read anything :NB: SP1 has a baudrate of 19200,Databits 8 and no parity,COM1 port. I aisnt sure whether I will be needing a buffer or not
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Jul 20, 2011
This code was published a few years ago by stanav. I have it reading my Com1 db9 port but having some issues.i have tried adjusting some timeouts, but then, it may just sit there.Jarbled Text - I should be getting results like "SOHEM709US 17946US 1114 US62RST 123456789 201107141703 01 " etc., instead I am getting "3B?B?B?????99?F?F?3B?B?B?CAD?1? ? ?2?8?3?0? ?0?1?6"I/O Error - The I/O Operation has been aborted because of either a thread exit or an application request.
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Mar 11, 2010
I have written a sketch to an arduino board to send data to the serial port. How can I tell VB to only read from the serial port when data is sent to it? I have been using the timer.tick and tried to sink it with the delay I set in the arduino
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Aug 13, 2011
the program works fine but there is the possibility of a problem because this error message did pop up.I'm gathering my data bytes in an array --
dim rcvdata(19) as byte
serialport.read (rcvdata,0,20)
serialport.close
(Then decipher the array).But Should I go further with this? Could the error be related to my serialport.read?What if there were NOT 20 bytes read into the array?I think this may be it? I should poll the array for 20 bytes before proceeding?Yes? -- (It's a given and that's standard procedure).No? -- Don't worry, they're going to be there (the read will try again if it has to?) It won't proceed without the 20 bytes?
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Apr 23, 2010
I'm trying design an aplication, who receive inputs from a Photocell omron.
I will connect this photocell at serial port, and it, when detect movement, close the circuit.
How can I verifi in the serial port, if the circuit is closed ou opened?
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Aug 22, 2009
seems to be quite easy but i'm stuck I'm reading a hex string from serial port (f.e. 20FD05C4), but can't read it proper in VS:/ . I've been trying with serialPort.ReadExisting(), serialPort.Read, etc
Is there any way to just read that String or convert it easyly bin/hex ?
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