Identifying Hardware with VS2005

blittled

I'm developing a debugging program with VS2005 with the System.IO.Ports.Serial Object and was wondering how the Propeller tool detects a Propeller using "Identify Hardware" so I can add this feature in my debugging program.

tdlivings

You need to interface to the propellent.dll.
I show a Delphi example on Chris Savage's site. I will link to it rather than repost it here.
http://www.savagecircuits.com/forums/showthread.php?338-Using-Propellent.dll-in-your-PC-User-Interface-for-your-Prop-Application
The GetPropellerVersion function in propellent.dll returns a string containing the version and also the
com port your connected to. ie Comx : Version X

Also Jeff(Unsoundcode) has an example showing the syntax of interfacing to the propellent dll in Visual Basic
in the Code Monkeys section of Chris's site.

Tom