Output to Ports

[q582gmzhi]

Hi,

Not sure if this is right forum, but here goes.

I am looking for advice on sending data to some electronic equipment via a data cable using a port on the computer.

The access form is complete and just needs to be able to output the data to the port.

The electronics are waiting for data in the following format:

8 Bits - Address (1-41)
followed by:
8 Bits - Data (0-9)

What route would you advise I take for accomplishing this task.

Can it be done direct from VBA or do I need to enrol a third party DLL or VB program?

Any advice is welcome.

Regards

Daz....

 

[ChrisO]

G’day DAZ

I have never done any serial communication via VBA but this link

http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/serialport.htm

may help to get you started.

Regards,
Chris.