PC Interface

[Ioannis]

Thanks Robert.

Topic moved.

Now, the Interface should have drop down menus that the user would select. Most of the fields are predefined and not inserted by user.

For example select Serial Port, select parameters of port and Open it to communicate to the board.

Then in the IDE, select various fields like 8 Power levels: 0 to 7. Or select one of 12 bandwidths 12,5KHz, 25KHz etc.

Sure if the number is integer, like the power level, user can just enter the nuimber and if wrong, prompt to correct it. But with 12.5 etc it is prefered to have it from a list.

That is the idea mainly.

On the ancient VS6 I was able to produce a stand alone executable. Now the new Studio produces other types of files (manifests etc), that are neither installers nor stand alone executables. Also the environment has changed so much that it is difficult to follow.

I wish there was a simpler one to get the job done and not have a year of learning curve...

Ioannis

[Demon]

I'll check my PC. I'm sure I found a tutorial.

Edit: this is where I'll start reviewing vb community.

I remember this guy being my #1 reference.

https://www.picbasic.co.uk/forum/sho...229#post154229

[Ioannis]

Thanks for that. I review it in the past but is a bit complicated for me. I guess I am too old to do that...!

Maybe there is a simpler environment to build an executable with few drop down selections.


Something like this https://www.electronic-software-shop...expert-40.html

Ioannis

[Demon]

Look at tutorials for Winform using BASIC specifically. It's in VB community, and probably as simplified graphical interface you can get, for FREE.




You wouldn't have to get back into C, C++ or C#.

There's most likely commercial tools to do the same, but MS has a proven track record.

EDIT: I had to use C++ because the interface tool for MS Flight Sim had C++ interfaces available.

[Demon]

If you want something else, I'd start googling for "simplified gui generator software".

Like: https://retool.com/pricing

Interesting comments here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskProgramm...imple_gui_app/

More discussion here pushing for Winform:
https://www.reddit.com/r/csharp/comm...ay_to_build_a/

and here:
https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/l...builder.72104/

and here:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/...ui-application


So far, I don't see one software standing up above the crowd, except for Winform.

[HenrikOlsson]

I used Visual Basic back in the good old VB6 days. When .net came along it got complicated. They removed the built in serial port control which made it a lot harder to use. In later versions they put it back. But what was always an issue for me was the portabillity of the application developed. I was never able to have it produce a single executable or an installer (with all needed dependencies) that was easy to deploy on someone elses computer. For ones own use, where you run what you develop on the machine where it's being developed it doesn't matter.

PureBasic looks interesting (I have not tried it).
Claims to generate single, 32 or 64bit executable without depending on multi gigabyte frameworks, runtime interpreters and what not on the "customer" machine. A bit old school perhaps but if you liked VB6 as much as I did perhaps PureBasic will do the thing.

[Ioannis]

Thanks Henrik.

Will have a look at that.

Ioannis

[Ioannis]

If you want something else, I'd start googling for "simplified gui generator software".

Like: https://retool.com/pricing

So far, I don't see one software standing up above the crowd, except for Winform.

OK, thanks Robert. Seems also a possibility.

Ioannis

[amgen]

how about a brief description of what you want to do..... maybe we could do some parts and share some experiences... I made this visual basic thing a while back and somehow it still works..... communicates with my pic over wifi network and doing serial comms was pretty easy.