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Serial Port
Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 3:13 pm
by Brandon
I have 2 PCs and a cable to connect PCs through the serial port. The cable works with the PCs(It worked with File and setings transfer wizard. I would like to use it with QBasic to send variables back and forth. How do I do this?
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Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 4:48 pm
by Patz QuickBASIC Creations
Basically, you need to have a computer running a sending program, and the other running a recieving program.
Sending program (sends key strokes)
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'PQBC Serial Link Terminal
WHILE KEY$ <> CHR$(27) 'Terminates on ESC
KEY$ = ""
WHILE KEY$ = ""
KEY$=INKEY$
WEND
OUT(&037F,ASC(KEY$))
WEND
I *THINK*...
- the syntax is OUT(ComPortAddress, ValueToSend)
&037F is the normal COM1 address
Although I may be wrong.
Recieving program
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X=1:Y=1 'Used to display text with LOCATE
WHILE A <> 27
A=0
WHILE A = 0
A = INP(&037F)
WEND
LOCATE X,Y:PRINT CHR$(A)
X=X+1
IF X > 80 THEN:X=1:Y=Y+1
WEND
Also making another assumption here... (The NULL signal is 0?) If not, both lines that say A=0 needs to be changed to A=(nullsignal)
Also, shouldn't this be posted in QB Q&A?
Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 6:26 pm
by {Nathan}
Patz, I skimmed through your code and noticed your comment on X & Y varibles, and how they were used in the LOCATE statement. For some odd reason, in LOCATE the parameters are Y then X, so they should be swapped to:
Heh...
(From the demented mind of a crazed 13 year old...)
0_0
Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 4:47 pm
by Patz QuickBASIC Creations
OMFG... That is such a NOOBish mistake... I am sorry. Nathan is right. QB always has row then column. So it should be LOCATE Y,X.
Guess I have been graphing on coordinate planes in Algebra too much...
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 8:15 pm
by PipeRifle
Dear Patz,
Uh... can you really do that? Don't you need settings like baud rate and parity to make it work?
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 4:35 pm
by Patz QuickBASIC Creations
Don't know... Test it and find out
