Dunbar, That is soooo awesome! So, does the serial adapter thingy still exist as far as you know? Was it Beehive?
Judy who REMEMBERS! http://revined.blogspot.com On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 8:23 PM, dunbarx <[email protected]> wrote: > I did those towers. 1998. Still working... > > Craig newman > > On Feb 3, 2009, at 11:01:17 PM, "Judy Perry" <[email protected]> > wrote: > From: "Judy Perry" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Import temperature and switch on/off the heater with Rev > Date: February 3, 2009 11:01:17 PM EST > To: "How to use Revolution" <[email protected]> > > Wasn't there an old HC serial (ADB) adapter thingy that allowed you to > control external electronics? Made by Beehive maybe? Used to control the > lighting of the world's tallest towers? (Jacque would remember). > Is there a USB version of it now? I thought that people used to do this > sort of thing in HC all the time... > > Sorry; that's all I remember. > > Judy > http://revined.blogspot.com > > > On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 5:41 AM, paolo <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear friends, I had this crazy idea: >> >> I would like to create a Rev application to control the temperature of my >> room. So, I need my application to import the temperature from a >> thermometer and switch on/off the heater. >> >> I found documentation for an affordable external device in internet : >> http://www.audon.co.uk/io8g.html >> >> It says "Compatible with Profilab DAQ Software. " and "Can Utilize a >> Simple Terminal Emulator to Control All Functions" >> >> It says also: "Virtual COM port (VCP) drivers cause the USB device to >> appear as an additional COM port available to the PC. Application software >> can access the USB device in the same way as it would access a standard >> COM >> port. " >> >> Now, I have some questions: >> >> Can we access the USB device using a standard COM ports from Revolution? >> >> Can we have Revolution to behave as a terminal Emulator to control all >> Functions? >> >> To summarize, do you think I can menage to control this external device >> from Revolution? >> >> Thanks a lot. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-revolution mailing list >> [email protected] >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution >> >> _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
