visual basic for pic

[tpone]

Hallo people!

This is my first post here. I really like your forum and your site. It grooves!

My question is maybe simple for you but i do not have any good experience in programming. I have a thermometer chip connected to a pic. I have test it with a 16X2 display and it works. Now i want to make a program using visual basic and have a small always in from window or resident in tray, that will display the temperature.

Is it something hard? How can these two comunicate? I searched and found the max232 but i do not know how to use the rs232 with visual basic.

Thanx

[kostas]

I think you must use the control for RS232 of VB that is the MSComm control.

An example to transmit data

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MSComm1.CommPort = 1
MSComm1.PortOpen = True
A$ = "9600,N,8,1"
MSComm1.Settings = A$
MSComm1.InputLen = 0
A$=Chr("A")
MSComm1.Output = A$


an example to receive data

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MSComm1.CommPort = 1
MSComm1.PortOpen = True
A$ = "9600,N,8,1"
MSComm1.Settings = A$
MSComm1.InputLen = 10
A$ = MSComm1.InBufferCount
If A$ > 0 Then
   A$ = MSComm1.Input
   Msgbox A$
End If


[tpone]

Stupid question.
How can i transmit data with max to serial. Is someone here familiar with this? I need some help!

[kam]

Basically, you could also search for some UARTS. This would help you as i think that you have never interface rs232

Using the MAX232 you must send for example 10 bits (if using 8n1), one start bit, 8 data bits and one end bit but this is not something that can so easily be covered,

Search first for UARTs and if does not really fot you then we discuss it further/.

[Alex]

use a PIC with uart embeded. It will make your life easier.

[ScubaCap]

communication with rs cannot be easier than using a uart. UART is made for this.

[tpone]

I took a google around and found that UARTS have 8bit I/O and this does not fit to me. I want serial I/O. Please if someone has something that it works, please! Brainstormmmmmmmmmm