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Sending data to USB to RS 232 cable
« Thread started on: Apr 24th, 2014, 09:29am »
I am involved in a project to write a program to control the numbers on a scoreboard through a USB port using a USB to RS 232 cable. When the device manager is opened it shows that the USB connection is listed under the “Other Devices” section Is it possible to send data to this location using BBC basic?
Re: Sending data to USB to RS 232 cable
« Reply #1 on: Apr 29th, 2014, 3:28pm »
If you are using USB to RS232 then you have to communicate with the assigned COM port of the converter. BB4W supports multiple COM ports. Note however that every USB port of your pc assigns a different COM port if you switch the converter to other USB ports. Solution is using the same USB port each time.
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Re: Sending data to USB to RS 232 cable
« Reply #2 on: Apr 29th, 2014, 3:41pm »
Is it possible to send data to this location using BBC basic?
I'd just like to add that of course it's "possible". BBC BASIC for Windows is a general purpose programming language so anything (within reason) is possible. If you can do it in C, or Python, or Java, you can do it in BBC BASIC.
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