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| Guest |
 Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 12:17 am |
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I wrote a program on visual basic using C++, but now I want to see if
the program can run mechanical objects. how is this possible?
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| John Larkin |
| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 12:57 am |
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On 31 Jan 2007 20:17:57 -0800, dmannn12345@gmail.com wrote:
Quote: I wrote a program on visual basic using C++,
Umm, let's get that part untangled before we go on to the rest.
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| Puckdropper |
| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 1:15 am |
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dmannn12345@gmail.com wrote in news:1170303477.726768.257450
@j27g2000cwj.googlegroups.com:
Quote: I wrote a program on visual basic using C++, but now I want to see if
the program can run mechanical objects. how is this possible?
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Compile it. See if it works.
Puckdropper
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| Randy Day |
| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 8:27 am |
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dmannn12345@gmail.com wrote:
Quote: I wrote a program on visual basic using C++, but now I want to see if
the program can run mechanical objects. how is this possible?
Three options:
serial port
parallel port
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| maxfoo |
| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 8:36 am |
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On 31 Jan 2007 20:17:57 -0800, dmannn12345@gmail.com wrote:
Quote: I wrote a program on visual basic using C++, but now I want to see if
the program can run mechanical objects. how is this possible?
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Not if you're writing C++ code in a visual basic IDE! |
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| Bob Masta |
| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:10 am |
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On 31 Jan 2007 20:17:57 -0800, dmannn12345@gmail.com wrote:
Quote: I wrote a program on visual basic using C++, but now I want to see if
the program can run mechanical objects. how is this possible?
D
Are you talking about driving real motors and such, or just modelling
them in software? If you want to connect to the outside world,
by far the simplest approach is to use the parallel printer
port on a Win9x machine. You get 8 (or more) output lines
to do with as you wish under software control. These can
drive relays or switching transistors that then drive motors
or whatever you want.
Th reason I said Win9x is that NT, XP, 2K, etc, don't
allow direct port control. However, you can get special
Ring 0 drivers that do allow this. (GIVEIO and USERPORT
are two that I've heard of, but never tried.)
Since you are probably new to port programming, you
might want to check out
www.lvr.com
They have lots of info on all kinds of ports, but the
parallel is simplest to interface for this application.
Best regards,
Bob Masta
D A Q A R T A
Data AcQuisition And Real-Time Analysis
www.daqarta.com
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