PIC to PC newbie

[mister_e]

Yup any Microsoft Express components are free. New VBExpress include now a SerialPort OCX. Make things easier.

VBExpress link: http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/vb/

[Michael]

Wow....great info....thanks.

I had no idea there were free "express" versions of basic and c.

Thanks for the help !

[campmdabt]

This is probably not a very viable option, but i have recently been working with LabVIEW which is a graphical programming interface, and has a "front panel" where you can make your instrument panel display and ready made functions for reading and writing serially.

I believe you can get an evaluation version for free, but the license is, sadly, expensive which is why i feel it might not be a viable option.

Cameron