12f675_fuse_about_to_blow!

[LEDave]

I was searching the net for a RS343 - USB driver and came across this freeware datalogger, looks interesting:
http://download.cnet.com/RS232-Data-...html?tag=mncol

Also for any newbies who followed the ADC mackrackit worked through recenlty, here's an interesting article I came across at Microchip, hope it helps:

[mackrackit]

Are there any other drivers out there we know of (he typed hopefully)?

Difficult to fix bad hardware with software.

A little more money than the one you have but I have three of these and so far so good.
http://www.tripplite.com/en/products...xtModelID=2430

[LEDave]

Hi mackrackit,

I thought I'd give the cable 'one more go' and would you believe it the cable 'connected' to the PIC. It wouldn't send/receive at first though, so changed the settings to:

COM1 :BAUD 2400 :No Parity :Byte size is 8 :1 stop bit

And seems to be working now

Do those settings seem ok to you?

How lucky was that! I very nearly called it a day with that cable/driver.

Dave

[mackrackit]

COOL!!!!

Yup, those settings are fine.
As long as they match the PIC.

[LEDave]

Well the PIC is 2400 inverted.

That really was the last throw of the dice regards the driver/cable, thought I'd lucked out there.

So now I can use the serial communicator on my DELL without having to wear headphones when the old COMPAQ fires up (it sounds like a hair dryer.....

Dave

[LEDave]

I'm still working through the VB stuff, lots to learn still and slow progress being made. I'm thinking I'll post VB questions on the VB-PIC thread that was linked here the other day.

Dave

[LEDave]

Hi mackrackit,

I've decided that there are two elements to the project the I need to target my learning on:

1/ The rfpic tx/rx - I guess breaking down, learning and modifying Bruce's programs in a nutshell.

2/ VB and transferring the rx data from the PIC into a VB text file.

With regards to VB, I think I'm better off trying to learn the basics rather then copy_in sections of code and debug any errors. I know this is going to be much slower but I should come out the other end of a learning curve with a much better understanding of programming in general. Time is not an issue here with this project, I've got until next Spring really, so with Winter to get through I should have plenty of time to learn.

Do you think this is the most sensible approach here, or am I going in to deep?

Also for any 'newbie VBer's, I came across this the other day, starts right from the beginning:

http://www.homeandlearn.co.uk/net/nets1p2.html

Dave