Need help with Serial IO (com1, com2, etc.) - setting parameters 1

[milner]

I need to write a class which will handle input and output for a serial port under windows and/or DOS. I need to be able to set the baud rate, parity, stop bits, and size. I need a function that will let me send one byte and another function that will read one byte. Thanks very much.

 

[2ffat]

If you are using Borland's compiler, you might want to check out bios.h . This library some functions that deal with the DOS serial ports, e.g. bioscom, _bios_serialcom. You will have to watch closely since most bios functions will NOT work under Windows, esp. Win9X & NT. <br>
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Essentially, you are going to define some settings such as:<br>
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#define COM1 0<br>
#define DATA-READY 0x100<br>
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then you will set up a setting that you will pass to the bios call:<br>
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#define SETTINGS (_COM_1200 ¦ _COM_CHR7 ¦ _COM_STOP1 ¦ _COM_NOPARITY)<br>
or<br>
#define SETTINGS (0x80 ¦ 0x02 ¦ 0x00 ¦ 0x00)<br>
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Which bios call you use will determine how you set up the settings. (You will need to see your online documentation for better examples.)<br>
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_bios_serialcom(_COM_INIT, COM1, SETTINGS);<br>
or<br>
bioscom(0, SETTINGS, COM1);<br>
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For Windows 9X or NT, you cannot access the bios directly, so you have to go through something like a virtual driver.<br>
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If your assignment is for the &quot;or DOS&quot; part, this will help, otherwise, you'll need more/better help than I just supplied.<br>

 

[zBuilder]

The following example uses the BuildCommDCB and SetCommState functions (Windows API calls) to set up COM1 at 9600 baud, no parity, 8 data bits, and 1 stop bit. These instructions are by no means complete; ie: variables haven't been declared, etc. <br>
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idComDev = OpenComm(&quot;COM1&quot;, 1024, 128);<br>
if (idComDev &lt; 0) {<br>
ShowError(idComDev, &quot;OpenComm&quot;<br>
return 0;<br>
}<br>
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err = BuildCommDCB(&quot;COM1:9600,n,8,1&quot;, &dcb);<br>
if (err &lt; 0) {<br>
ShowError(err, &quot;BuildCommDCB&quot;<br>
return 0;<br>
}<br>
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err = SetCommState(&dcb);<br>
if (err &lt; 0) {<br>
ShowError(err, &quot;SetCommState&quot;<br>
return 0;<br>
}<br>
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Let me know if you need more detailed info.<br>