For Android and iOS, use WiFi and sockets. This is just as quick and easy.
Sean Cole Pi Digital Productions Ltd eMail Ts & Cs > On 22 Dec 2021, at 10:24, General 2018 via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Just need this capability on Android - please Livecode > > Regards Camm > >> On 22 Dec 2021, at 01:37, Sean Cole via use-livecode >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >> >> Hi Alex >> Welcome! >> I've done exactly and very similar to what you are describing about 6yrs >> ago from Mac, PC, Linux, iOS via USB, WiFi and GPRS serial adapters. For >> lighting up miniatures of housing estates and apartment blocks. And then >> for some film miniatures for toy commercials and so on. >> >> Once you've installed the driver for your adapter on Win10, go to the >> Device Manager, Ports and find out what COM port it's linked to (eg, COM2). >> Now in LiveCode, you don't need to know the driver name to write to. Just >> use the command: >> open driver "COM2:" for write >> This sets the plane for communication. Next, you need to set up the >> settings, eg: >> set the serialControlString to "BAUD=9600 PARITY=N DATA=8 STOP=1" >> These are actually the default settings, so do nothing if these are the >> settings you want. >> Now you just need to know the commands to send. >> https://numato.com/docs/16-channel-usb-relay-module/#the-command-set-20 >> write "readall" & return to driver "COM2:" >> read from driver "COM2:" for 4 -- ie, 4 characters >> The read command immediately after the write allows it to accept the >> response from the GPIO, in this example, for 4 characters in length (to >> receive the 4 hex characters like 16AF) >> >> And that's it pretty much. It's super easy and fun. With Wifi modules you >> can use any device to communicate with them. We used iPad mini's which made >> it super flexible. >> >> Let us all know if you run into any issues and need help. >> >> All the best >> >> Sean Cole >> *Pi Digital Productions Ltd* >> >>> On Tue, 21 Dec 2021 at 04:33, Alex Hughson via use-livecode < >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hello all. I am a beginner user of LiveCode. I’ve managed to work my way >>> through a project which I think I can complete. However the project has to >>> be able to communicate with an I/O board (Numato 16 channel USB GPIO Module >>> for example) from a Windows Standalone application. I have not been able to >>> find any guidance or samples for how to do this. This has led me to wonder >>> if it is even possible to creat some kind of serial communication using LC >>> or whether I should start over with a different platform. I am doing the LC >>> work using a Mac. Any help or advice would be much appreciated. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-livecode mailing list >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>> subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
