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[mackrackit]

I would not get hung up on the color thing right now, but of course it is up to you.
Getting the data from the MCU to VB is the important part. Dressing it up can come later.

[LEDave]

Hi mackrackit,

Getting the data from the MCU to VB is the important part. Dressing it up can come later.

Indeed, Ill stick with that for now.

As as aside:

Learning to program is similar to learning to play a keyboard in that you want to be able to jump in and create/play something just like the original, however there's a big learning curve to be overcome and there are no short cuts! Wonderful feeling when things start to happen though.

Dave

[LEDave]

I'm still going through the VB stuff and waiting for the usb lead to arrive in between a busy schedule.........

Dave

[mackrackit]

Did you see this?
http://www.picbasic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=13609
Post #9 and #10.

[LEDave]

Cheers mackrackit,

That's one serious and impressive interface. I think the thing that really impresses me the most here is the way you guys 'see' the solution in software if that makes sense, very,very impressive.

I'm going to have to play catch up and try and fill some very large gaps in my knowledge base (if I can).

Here's trying.

Dave

[LEDave]

I've been installing the software for the USB-serial cable and a warning has come up saying basically that the software hasn't passed Windows logo testing and may destabalize or impair system performance now or in the future.......

Should I ignore and install or head the warning? I've made a system restore point before I started the install.

Or is there another driver that would do the job?

Dave

[mackrackit]

I saw this on the amazon link you gave

Bought this cable, and the little CD that came with it clearly assumed a greater level of knowledge than I possessed! I was lost and couldn't install a driver for it. Then I found the link to the seller (Aquarius Computers) and an invitation to contact via a contact form. This was 2.30pm on a Saturday, and by 4pm same day I had a reply pointing me at a site to directly download the driver, which was straightforward to install. Everything working smoothly now.
If you have the same problem (I have XP and using the cable to run an external modem) Google "PL-2303 Software and Drivers" (include the double quotes) and choose the link ending ID=31. There, on the Prolific Technology Inc. site, you will find a file to download called wd_pl2303_v20019v2028.zip. Caters for Win98SE/ME and Win2K/XP/2003.