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hyperterminal and a USB BOE

agentileagentile Posts: 101
edited 2006-03-22 18:21 in BASIC Stamp
Hello,
·· I have a serial BOE and I use hyperterminal to download data.· Many of my students have a USB BOE.· Does hyperterminal recognize a USB port for communications?· Is there any protocol which I need to consider for USB connections?

thanks,
agentile

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  • Jon WilliamsJon Williams Posts: 6,491
    edited 2006-03-22 18:13
    It will if you've installed the FTDI VCP driver.

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  • Chris SavageChris Savage Parallax Engineering Posts: 14,406
    edited 2006-03-22 18:13
    The USB Port is translated to a VCP (Virtual COM Port) by the driver installed for the USB BOE.· So a COM Port number has already been assigned to it.· You can use that number.· It is the same one that the BASIC Stamp Editor shows when programming the board.

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  • agentileagentile Posts: 101
    edited 2006-03-22 18:16
    All of our computers in lab have been loaded with the USB driver.· So, if I open up a new hyperterminal connection on one of those computers, I should be given the option of choosing COMX (the USB port).· Is this correct?· Otherwise, can I assume that everything is the same as if I were using the serial BOE?



    thanks,

    agentile
  • Chris SavageChris Savage Parallax Engineering Posts: 14,406
    edited 2006-03-22 18:20
    From the computer stand-point it should be exactly the same as using a serial BOE.

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  • agentileagentile Posts: 101
    edited 2006-03-22 18:21
    Thank you very much.

    agentile
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