USB to VB.NET

[Andre_Pretorius]

After looking at some other code this is what i did and it works, now for the next one sending data from the VB application

' ************************************************************
' * receive data from the USB bus                            *
' ************************************************************
DoUSBIn:
   USBBufferCount = USBBufferSizeRX              ' RX buffer size
   USBService                                    ' keep connection alive
   USBIn 1, USBBufferRX, USBBufferCount, Timeout   ' read data, if available
Timeout:                                            '
   return
    
' ************************************************************
' * wait for USB interface to attach                         *
' ************************************************************
DoUSBOut:
 WaitPC:
   USBBufferCount = USBBufferSizeTX              ' TX buffer size
   USBService                                    ' keep connection alive
   USBOut 1, USBBufferTX, USBBufferCount, Waitpc ' if bus available, transmit data
   return

[rsocor01]

After looking at some other code this is what i did and it works, now for the next one sending data from the VB application

' ************************************************************
' * receive data from the USB bus                            *
' ************************************************************
DoUSBIn:
   USBBufferCount = USBBufferSizeRX              ' RX buffer size
   USBService                                    ' keep connection alive
   USBIn 1, USBBufferRX, USBBufferCount, Timeout   ' read data, if available
Timeout:                                            '
   return
    
' ************************************************************
' * wait for USB interface to attach                         *
' ************************************************************
DoUSBOut:
 WaitPC:
   USBBufferCount = USBBufferSizeTX              ' TX buffer size
   USBService                                    ' keep connection alive
   USBOut 1, USBBufferTX, USBBufferCount, Waitpc ' if bus available, transmit data
   return

For DoUSBin that is also what I did to get out of the loop. However, I don't know if that is the best solution. The problem that I found with this approach is that I lost some of the incoming USB data. Somehow, some of the USB data going to the PIC got lost while the PIC was doing something else. I don't know if the incomming data sits in the PIC buffers waiting to be read or not.

I got the best results by combinning the original DoUSBin routine with the modified one.

Robert

[Darrel Taylor]

Another easy way is to use USB_ASM_Service.pbp ...
http://www.picbasic.co.uk/forum/show...8306#post78306

Then you don't have to worry about adding USBSERVICE or USBINIT, it's handled by the USB interrupts.

It also tells you when something has been received, so you can gosub to DoUSBin only when needed.

Main:
    IF RX_READY THEN GOSUB DoUSBin
; ...
GOTO Main

Has a TX_READY too, which tells you when it's ok to send, instead of getting locked up in the DoUSBout routine.

hth,

[Andre_Pretorius]

Thanks Darrel after looking at your code i changed the code to look like the this, it works fine, i will again post some code if i get the VB code to send some data.

include "USB_ASM_Service.pbp"
DEFINE LOADER_USED 1
Define  OSC 48

' *****************************************************
bufferRX	Var	Byte[8]
bufferTX	Var	Byte[8]
cntRX	Var	Byte
cntRX = 8	' Specify input buffer size
cntTX	Var	Byte
cntTX = 8	' Specify output buffer size
LED	Var	PORTD.7
' ****************************************************

Main:
	IF Plugged THEN		'indicate conection to PC
		LED = 1
	ELSE
		LED = 0 
	ENDIF

	IF RX_READY THEN        ; USB data has been rcvd
        RX_READY = 0        ; clear the Ready flag
        USBIN 1, BufferRX, CntRX, Main
    ENDIF

	IF TX_READY THEN         ; USB is Ready to transmit
        TX_READY = 0         ; clear the Ready flag
        USBOUT 1, BufferTX, CntTX, TXfail
      TXfail:
    ENDIF

	bufferTX[0] = 1
	bufferTX[1] = 2
	bufferTX[2] = 3
	bufferTX[3] = 4
	bufferTX[4] = 5
	bufferTX[5] = 6
	bufferTX[6] = 7
	bufferTX[7] = 8

	Goto Main

[Andre_Pretorius]

Hi there, i am back still batteling with the VB.net part of my project, i have tried this code to send data to my pic when i press a button, it does not work, i know this is not a vb forum but mabe someone can give me some advice
thank you

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Dim pHandle As Integer
        pHandle = hidGetHandle(VendorID, ProductID)
        BufferOut(0) = 1
        BufferOut(1) = 2
        BufferOut(2) = 3
        BufferOut(3) = 4
        BufferOut(4) = 5
        BufferOut(5) = 6
        BufferOut(6) = 7
        BufferOut(7) = 8
        hidWrite(pHandle, BufferOut(0))
    End Sub

[rsocor01]

Andre,

I created my application using EasyHID. The code is in VB6 and it works fine. If you think that it might help you, I will post the VB6 code here.

The VB code in your first post has the "plugged", "unplugged", and "OnRead" subroutines, but I don't see the "WriteSomeData" routine that exists in the VB6 version. What program did you use to get this code? Was it HIDMaker?

Robert

[ardhuru]

Robert, I would love to see your VB code; like I said earlier, I too managed to send data from the pic to the PC, but the reverse is just not happening.

Regards,

Anand