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Subject: 
Re: Two Usb towers
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Tue, 2 Aug 2005 23:13:30 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Steve Hassenplug wrote:

> 
> When you use VB, I assume you have a function something like this to find & open the
> port:

I don't, but I will have soon. All I have/need at the moment is the line:

form2.PhantomCtrl1.InitComm

> 
> --
> Public Function FindTower()
>     On Error GoTo FindError
>     Dim strPort As String
>     Set Me.LEGOcom = New LEGOVPBrickLib.VPBrick
>     Me.LEGOcom.FindPort strPort
>     Me.LEGOcom.Open strPort
>     Me.LEGOcom.Monitor True
>     Exit Function
> FindError:
>     If Err.Number = -520093436 Then
>         MsgBox "Tower not found"
>     Else
>         MsgBox "Error (" & Err.Number & ") " & Err.Description
>     End If
> 
> End Function
> --
> 
> if you save the value of strPort, and execute .Findport again, it should return
> another string, which is the name of the second port.  Those are the values you use
> when you open the port you want to communicate from.
> 
> Does that help?  (is it clear?)

It looks straightforward enough. I can't do anything tonight as it's too late
but I'll report back soon.

Thanks Steve (again) :-)

Steve



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  Re: Two Usb towers
 
(...) When you use VB, I assume you have a function something like this to find & open the port: -- Public Function FindTower() On Error GoTo FindError Dim strPort As String Set Me.LEGOcom = New LEGOVPBrickLib.VPBrick Me.LEGOcom.FindPort strPort (...) (21 years ago, 2-Aug-05, to lugnet.robotics)

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