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Serial port recording ?

ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
edited 2003-03-19 01:05 in General Discussion
Hi,
I have two DCF 77-clock-module (ELV.de) with serial connecter to the PC.
including the "time program"
I would like to connect it to the stamp, but can't get the protocol
how it communicate with the PC.
Is there a program who record the serial port of the PC ??
Then may be I can find out how I could connect the DCF 77-modul
to my Stamp?
Somebody knows a link or has an idea how I could start?

Thanks Heinz Germany

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-03-18 02:38
    Here are a few sites to look at....

    http://www.ericphelps.com/commlink/index.htm (I've used this one.
    Be sure to download the excel spreadsheet to convert binary back to
    hex.)

    http://www.kmint21.com/serial-port-monitor/

    John




    --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "HSchwenk_GMX" <hschwenk@g...>
    wrote:
    > Hi,
    > I have two DCF 77-clock-module (ELV.de) with serial connecter to
    the PC.
    > including the "time program"
    > I would like to connect it to the stamp, but can't get the protocol
    > how it communicate with the PC.
    > Is there a program who record the serial port of the PC ??
    > Then may be I can find out how I could connect the DCF 77-modul
    > to my Stamp?
    > Somebody knows a link or has an idea how I could start?
    >
    > Thanks Heinz Germany
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-03-18 22:24
    Hi John,
    Your links are interesting

    Thanks Heinz


    Original Message
    From: "jhovan33" <jhovan@c...>
    To: <basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
    Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 3:38 AM
    Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Re: Serial port recording ?


    > Here are a few sites to look at....
    >
    > http://www.ericphelps.com/commlink/index.htm (I've used this one.
    > Be sure to download the excel spreadsheet to convert binary back to
    > hex.)
    >
    > http://www.kmint21.com/serial-port-monitor/
    >
    > John
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "HSchwenk_GMX" <hschwenk@g...>
    > wrote:
    > > Hi,
    > > I have two DCF 77-clock-module (ELV.de) with serial connecter to
    > the PC.
    > > including the "time program"
    > > I would like to connect it to the stamp, but can't get the protocol
    > > how it communicate with the PC.
    > > Is there a program who record the serial port of the PC ??
    > > Then may be I can find out how I could connect the DCF 77-modul
    > > to my Stamp?
    > > Somebody knows a link or has an idea how I could start?
    > >
    > > Thanks Heinz Germany
    >
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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-03-19 01:05
    --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "HSchwenk_GMX" <hschwenk@g...>
    wrote:
    > Hi,
    > I have two DCF 77-clock-module (ELV.de) with serial connecter to
    the PC.
    > including the "time program"
    > I would like to connect it to the stamp, but can't get the
    protocol
    > how it communicate with the PC.
    > Is there a program who record the serial port of the PC ??
    > Then may be I can find out how I could connect the DCF 77-modul
    > to my Stamp?
    > Somebody knows a link or has an idea how I could start?
    >
    > Thanks Heinz Germany


    Hi
    This may not be exactly applicable but check out the BASIC STAMP DAQ
    (data acquisition) - it is on the download tab at parallax.com.
    It is a VB macro within an excel spreadsheet, which reads input from
    a serial port (e.g. stamp, other device), and records the input on
    the spreadsheet.

    I've made some tweaks to it so I can send signifcant ammounts of
    information down to the device as well as receiving it, so if that
    is a problem for you let me know and I can send you my 'tweak' code.

    Depending on whether you are using shiftin/out or serin/out you may
    end up with race condition problems (i.e. the serial device sends
    information before the pc is ready for it and vice versa). If using
    serin/out make sure you understand the use of the timeout function
    really clearly. This cost me a week or so of confusion.

    Hope that helps.
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