1. Re: Test Serial Ports Program on Vista?
Andy Drummond wrote:
>
> Al Getz wrote:
> >
> > Andy Drummond wrote:
> > >
> > > Larry Miller wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Al Getz wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hello,
> > > > >
> > > > > Anyone care to test serial com ports on Vista?
> > > > >
> > > > > I had Vista on a new computer a while back but i didnt like it
> > > > > at all and so took the thing back to the store.
> > > > >
> > > > > Anyway, the reason im asking this is because the usual serial com port
> > > > > assembler code works just fine in an .ex program but fails in an .exw
> > > > > program. The code always fails at the 'output port,al' (or similar)
> > > > > assm code instruction because Windows XP wont allow the Euphoria
> > > > > poked assmebler code to access the USART chips i/o ports using .exw
> > > > > programs (works ok with .ex programs). I would like to use .exw
> > > > > programs in Euphoria because i want the Windows gui interface,
> > > > > but im wondering now if even .ex programs work on Vista.
> > > > > I know there are other ways around this but i really want to use
> > > > > this method at least for now.
> > > > >
> > > > > I have a test program i can send you or post to the archive if
> > > > > you would like to try it on either WinXP or WinVista.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks in advance.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Al
> > > > >
> > > > > E boa sorte com sua programacao Euphoria!
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > My bumper sticker: "I brake for LED's"
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > The problem is that NT platforms do not allow an application to directly
> > > > access
> > > > the hardware. This was permitted but discouraged on Win9x. But it is
> > > > possible
> > > > to do this with a DLL. There are a number of demo's in the archive that
> > > > do
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> > > > I have not tried them.
> > > >
> > > > Larry Miller
> > >
> > >
> > > I have used the PCOMM.DLL for some time on Win XP quite happily.
> > > Obviously it needs the usual Euphoria interface work, but that is
> > > quite conventional; I have such a file if anyone wants it sent to
> > > them. But i never found any of the older serial port drivers worked
> > > at all on XP. I assume Vista (if anyone uses it) will accept it too.
> >
> > Hi Andy,
> >
> >
> > Did you try running them as .ex programs instead of .exw programs?
> > As .ex they seem to work, but as .exw they dont.
> > Sometimes i want to interface directly with the 16650 UART chips
> > (for special external hardware tests)
> > so i want this capability and apparently it works on Vista too as
> > reported by Quark.
> >
> >
> > Al
> >
> > E boa sorte com sua programacao Euphoria!
> >
> >
> > My bumper sticker: "I brake for LED's"
> >
>
> Al,
> I have not written any .ex programs for ages;
> once I started with WinLib & Judith's IDE, coding
> for Windows has been easy! So yes, I had no bother
> with Windows (XP anyway). My only problem was the
> tim eit takes Windows to pass back received data
> to the caller; 30mSec or so, which makes serial comm
> protocols a bit like hard work. I interface to external
> UARTs through the PC UARTs which are presumably 16550's.
> I have a general purpose Terminal program written using
> the PCOMM.dll, and it is fine.
> If you'd like anything sent to you, email me on:
> andy at kestreltele.com
> then I'll get it without having to remember to go to the
> forum - which I forget to do when I'm busy!
>
> Andy
Hi Andy,
Perhaps you could describe this PCOMM.dll a bit more.
Also, is the source code available for it? I would
want to take a look at that before using it.
And yes, the typical part number is 16550 not 16650,
but i've been reading about the older 8250 on up to 16750
and apparently the higher numbers always default to the
lower number parts functionality, so i guess you could
expect to get the same out of a 16650 as you do with
a 16550 but with extra features, and the 16750 would
have what the 16650 has but with more extra features.
Take care,
Al
E boa sorte com sua programacao Euphoria!
My bumper sticker: "I brake for LED's"
From "Black Knight":
"I can live with losing the good fight,
but i can not live without fighting it".
"Well on second thought, maybe not."
