After searching, I still have problems reading data from the serial port in VB.Net/VS2010. I know that the Serial Port works, I can write to the port normally, but reading it, nothing happens. I have only programmed the last 3 weeks, so I'm still trying to get around all this.
The program should be launched to collect data from the door recorder, after which I will output the data to the database (not yet implemented - I want to sort this part first). I tried to use several terminal programs, as well as another device that outputs data on a serial line, and nothing is displayed in the text box tbxIn.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Code below:
Imports System.IO.Ports
Imports System.IO.Ports.SerialPort
Public Class Form1
Dim comPort As IO.Ports.SerialPort = Nothing
Dim sComPort As String = ""
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
GetSerialPortNames()
End Sub
Sub GetSerialPortNames()
' Show all available COM ports.
For Each sp As String In My.Computer.Ports.SerialPortNames
lstPorts.Items.Add(sp)
Next
End Sub
Private Sub lstPorts_SelectedIndexChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles lstPorts.SelectedIndexChanged
sComPort = lstPorts.SelectedItem
Button1.Enabled = True
End Sub
Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
' Open the serial port using the OpenSerialPort method
Button1.Enabled = False
Button2.Enabled = True
Try
comPort = My.Computer.Ports.OpenSerialPort(sComPort, 9600, IO.Ports.Parity.None, 8, 1)
' comPort.DtrEnable = True
comPort.ReadTimeout = 500
Do
comPort.WriteLine("Go")
Dim sIncomming As String = comPort.ReadLine()
tbxIn.Text = sIncomming & vbCrLf
Loop
Catch ex As TimeoutException
tbxIn.Text &= "Error: Serial Port Read Timeout" & vbCrLf
End Try
End Sub
Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
comPort.Close()
Button1.Enabled = True
Button2.Enabled = False
End Sub
Private Sub SerialPort1_DataReceived(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.IO.Ports.SerialDataReceivedEventArgs) Handles SerialPort1.DataReceived
tbxIn.Text = e.ToString
End Sub
End Class