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I have basic experience with VB and C/C++. I've been asked if I can "learn" how to write a PC app on Win2K that will work through a multiport serial card to read from a scanner and scale, and then output to a PLC (conveyor divert).
I have no idea even where to start with this. Is MSComm an option? Is there a simple path? This wouldn't be anything complex. The scanner would give me the id number so that I can look up a value (expected weight). The scale would return the actual weight, and then I'd tell the PLC what to do with the carton (divert to a QC area or divert normally). We haven't purchased a multiport card yet, I'm just gathering requirements. Any help would be greatly
appreciated!
Thanks,
Larry
I have no idea even where to start with this. Is MSComm an option? Is there a simple path? This wouldn't be anything complex. The scanner would give me the id number so that I can look up a value (expected weight). The scale would return the actual weight, and then I'd tell the PLC what to do with the carton (divert to a QC area or divert normally). We haven't purchased a multiport card yet, I'm just gathering requirements. Any help would be greatly
appreciated!
Thanks,
Larry