Hi,
I am trying to write a script that sends a code to a COM port to open a till
draw. The code at the bottom of the page (written in C) is what the
suppliers sent as an example. I have used the SerialPort class in .Net 2.0
to try and send the same message. So far I have this on a button click:
-------------------------------------------------------------
Dim ComPort As New SerialPort("COM 6", 9600)
ComPort.Parity = Parity.None
ComPort.StopBit s = StopBits.One
ComPort.DataBit s = 8
ComPort.Handsha ke = Handshake.None
ComPort.Open()
ComPort.Write(" 0x07")
ComPort.Close()
ComPort.Dispose ()
-------------------------------------------------------------
The code runs without error (unless I run it on a machine that doesn't have
COM6 installed on it) - but nothing happens.
Am I passing the command in the right format?
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance,
Stu
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The C code example sent:
-------------------------------------------------------------
#include <dos.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <bios.h>
#include <process.h>
//
#define CacheDrawerStat usPort 0x404a
#define CacheDrawerCtrl Port 0x404d
#define CacheDrawerStat usBitOffset 0x10
#define CacheDrawerCtrl BitOffset 0x80
//
void ShowCacheDrawer Status(void);
//
void main(void)
{
unsigned char CacheDrawerCtrl Bit;
int Key;
//
ShowCacheDrawer Status();
printf("Press Space key to toggle cache drawer control bit.\n");
printf("Press Ctrl+Q key to exit.\n");
while(1)
{
while(!bioskey( 1));
Key=bioskey(0);
Key&=0x00ff;
switch(Key)
{
case 0x20:
CacheDrawerCtrl Bit=inportb(Cac heDrawerCtrlPor t);
CacheDrawerCtrl Bit^=CacheDrawe rCtrlBitOffset;
outportb(CacheD rawerCtrlPort,C acheDrawerCtrlB it);
delay(1000);
ShowCacheDrawer Status();
break;
case 0x11:
exit(0);
break;
}
}
}
void ShowCacheDrawer Status(void)
{
unsigned char CacheDrawerStat usBit;
CacheDrawerStat usBit=inportb(C acheDrawerStatu sPort);
if((CacheDrawer StatusBit&Cache DrawerStatusBit Offset) ==
CacheDrawerStat usBitOffset)
printf("Cache drawer is closed now.\n");
else
printf("Cache drawer is opened now.\n");
} 3 3532
Numbers prefixed with 0x usually represent a hexidecimal value, in this case Hex
07.
Try replacing that line with ComPort.Write(c hr(7)).
"Stu Lock" <ne**@cergis.co mwrote in message
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Hi,
I am trying to write a script that sends a code to a COM port to open a till
draw. The code at the bottom of the page (written in C) is what the suppliers
sent as an example. I have used the SerialPort class in .Net 2.0 to try and
send the same message. So far I have this on a button click:
-------------------------------------------------------------
Dim ComPort As New SerialPort("COM 6", 9600)
ComPort.Parity = Parity.None
ComPort.StopBit s = StopBits.One
ComPort.DataBit s = 8
ComPort.Handsha ke = Handshake.None
ComPort.Open()
ComPort.Write(" 0x07")
ComPort.Close()
ComPort.Dispose ()
-------------------------------------------------------------
The code runs without error (unless I run it on a machine that doesn't have
COM6 installed on it) - but nothing happens.
Am I passing the command in the right format?
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance,
Stu
-------------------------------------------------------------
The C code example sent:
-------------------------------------------------------------
#include <dos.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <bios.h>
#include <process.h>
//
#define CacheDrawerStat usPort 0x404a
#define CacheDrawerCtrl Port 0x404d
#define CacheDrawerStat usBitOffset 0x10
#define CacheDrawerCtrl BitOffset 0x80
//
void ShowCacheDrawer Status(void);
//
void main(void)
{
unsigned char CacheDrawerCtrl Bit;
int Key;
//
ShowCacheDrawer Status();
printf("Press Space key to toggle cache drawer control bit.\n");
printf("Press Ctrl+Q key to exit.\n");
while(1)
{
while(!bioskey( 1));
Key=bioskey(0);
Key&=0x00ff;
switch(Key)
{
case 0x20:
CacheDrawerCtrl Bit=inportb(Cac heDrawerCtrlPor t);
CacheDrawerCtrl Bit^=CacheDrawe rCtrlBitOffset;
outportb(CacheD rawerCtrlPort,C acheDrawerCtrlB it);
delay(1000);
ShowCacheDrawer Status();
break;
case 0x11:
exit(0);
break;
}
}
}
void ShowCacheDrawer Status(void)
{
unsigned char CacheDrawerStat usBit;
CacheDrawerStat usBit=inportb(C acheDrawerStatu sPort);
if((CacheDrawer StatusBit&Cache DrawerStatusBit Offset) ==
CacheDrawerStat usBitOffset)
printf("Cache drawer is closed now.\n");
else
printf("Cache drawer is opened now.\n");
}
Hi,
Two problems
You cannot close the port IMMEDIATELY after (attempting) to send data. The
close will happen before the data have been sent -- Windows buffers the
data, then puts it in the serial UART (hardware), and this data will be
discarded before it can be sent.
The best (IMO) way to handle port open and close is to open the port when
you start your program, and close it when the program terminates. You do
not have to call Dispose.
However, in addition... Your write should look like this (or some variant):
ComPort.Write(C hr(7))
Dick
--
Richard Grier, MVP
Hard & Software
Author of Visual Basic Programmer's Guide to Serial Communications, Fourth
Edition,
ISBN 1-890422-28-2 (391 pages, includes CD-ROM). July 2004, Revised March
2006.
See www.hardandsoftware.net for details and contact information.
Many thanks that did it.
We don't seem to be having any problems with closing the port immediately -
works every time.
"Dick Grier" <dick_grierNOSP AM@.msn.comwrot e in message
news:uA******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP04.phx.gbl. ..
Hi,
Two problems
You cannot close the port IMMEDIATELY after (attempting) to send data.
The close will happen before the data have been sent -- Windows buffers
the data, then puts it in the serial UART (hardware), and this data will
be discarded before it can be sent.
The best (IMO) way to handle port open and close is to open the port when
you start your program, and close it when the program terminates. You do
not have to call Dispose.
However, in addition... Your write should look like this (or some
variant):
ComPort.Write(C hr(7))
Dick
--
Richard Grier, MVP
Hard & Software
Author of Visual Basic Programmer's Guide to Serial Communications, Fourth
Edition,
ISBN 1-890422-28-2 (391 pages, includes CD-ROM). July 2004, Revised March
2006.
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