Running AREV 2.12.

Have an application that I need to read scale date

using the serial port on the P/C.

Has anyone done this?

Thanks in advance.

I wrote something a few years ago using Arev 3.? that I migrated

from Revg2b & Arev 1.16. The comm port was tied to an electronic

scale that fed data to the Arev app.

I'll try to dig up the code, its somewhere one one of the Pc's

around here.

If you have more details that would be helpful

rwlakeside@worldnet.att.net

Richard -

Application is used at an Aggregrate plant where trucks loaded with material are weighed. The scale has a digital read out but also a standard RS232 connection that will send the weight to a serial port of a P/C.

I found some of the old prgms. they used V124 function within

arev. We also were weighing packages (UPS size however). You may

want to take a look at the documentation on V124.

I'll be out the rest of the day but should be able to

provide some sample prgms tomorrow.

Also you might want to start looking at the pin out of

the db25 or db9 connectors, I remember having to jumper

some of the pins

rwlakeside@worldnet.att.net

Also you can start to communicate with the scale

by using any communications software (procomm/hyperterm/etc)

to see what type of response you get from the scale when

typing on the keyboard.

Also, If I remember correctly v124 only liked com1 & 2

I could be wrong on this, its been a long time

Ken, I found those two programs which controlled a scale using

v124. why dont you send be your email address, Im not sure

everyone else here would be interested in a couple hundred

lines of code

rwlakeside@worldnet.att.net

Richard - Email Address is kenpro@flast.net

Would appreciate any type of information.

Thanks

Hello,

 We here use serial input for both a scale, and to capture all phone calls made through our Merlin Legend Phone system, using V124. 

Just a tidbit, be forwarned, most load cell and digital display combos send alot of extra info to the PC, Use A robust filtering routine, if you need an example, i can send you one.

Kevin Kastelic

Network Administrator / Database Programmer

Sharp Packaging Systems

email: kevink@execpc.com

One of the Developer's Series disks had some information on running V124 off other serial ports.

akaplan@sprezzatura.com

Sprezzatura, Inc.

Send me your e-mail, and I send ASM source for reading/writing any serial port (I compile one for each serial, but you could call with an argument; it's just slower). BTW, did you need to set BAUD rate, parity, etc?

Larry Wilson

TARDIS Systems, Inc.

tardis@earthlink.net

http://members.tripod.com/rehabsw (new site, but old is still good)

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