Building on the previous post VB.NET Quick Tip – Reading A USB GPS, I will show how to use a USB to Serial cable manufactured by FTDI. In my projects, prototyping and final products I use the FTDI TTL-232R extensively. The cable is reasonably priced and comes in two varieties, a […]
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VB.NET Quick Tip – Using The FTDI USB To Serial Cable
Posted: 22nd November 2015 by Mike Trent in Computer, Electronics, Hack, Programming, Quick Tip, Quick Tips, Science, Technology, VB.NetTags: Code, FTDI, Hack, microcontroller devices, Programming, Tutorial, USB to Serial Converter, Vb.Net, vs2013
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VB.NET Quick Tip – Reading A USB GPS
Posted: 21st November 2015 by Mike Trent in Computer, Electronics, General Comments, Hack, Physics, Programming, Quick Tip, Quick Tips, Science, Technology, VB.NetTags: Blog, Com, GPS, Hack, microcontroller devices, NMEA, Port, Programming, Science, Serial, time, Tutorial, understanding, USB, Vb.Net, vs2013
The GPS outputs NMEA data on a port designated as a Serial Com Port by Windows.
VB.NET Quick Tip – How To Ping All IPs On Your Network
Posted: 15th November 2015 by Mike Trent in Blog, Computer, Hack, Programming, Quick Tip, VB.NetTags: Devices, Direct, Dirext+, DNS, Hack, microcontroller devices, Network Information, Ping, Programming, Router, Sockets, TCIP, understanding, Vb.Net, Xport
This means that for one to write software to communicate with the device you have to give the Xport Direct a fixed IP address.
Living With Linux
Posted: 4th September 2011 by Mike Trent in Android, Computer, Electronics, Linux, Technology, UbuntuTags: bash shell script, BeagleBoard, Development, GingerBread, GNU Public License, Java, Java Eclipse, Java JDK, Java SDK, Linux, microcontroller devices, Programming, Ubuntu
For those not familiar with either Android or Linux, they are both GNU systems, meaning they are free to use and share.