HouseBot

Scott, I have done further research on the internet and I can now see where some of the issues are coming from (DLLMAIN and MFC). I guess I'll wait for the VB Wrapper or COM API. I was a seasoned MFC programmer some 12 years ago but I have to admit I haven't been near VC++ for 9-10 years. I have dev...

Scott, the problems seemed to get worse so I started again (reinstalled everything). THe long and the short of it is that if you take the DeviceTemplate code form the SDK add the /clr switch (.NET Extensions) and run HouseBotServer.exe in the debugger then you get thousands of: First-chance exceptio...

Now I think about it..... I could put a slider either side of the gauge to set the Min & Max values rather than dials. Visually this would be far more intuitive and will allow over & under temp readings to be displayed as well.

I kinda expected I would have do something like that. I modelled a Thermostat using a Null Device, it has Proprties for Max & Min temp, current Temp and current State (Heating/Cooling). The Max & Min values are used to detemine when the state changes from Cooling to Heating & vice versa....

Would it be possible to enhance the Guage so that the Max and Min Limits values are bound to Device properties?

Would it be possible to enhance the Dial control so that the Max and Min values are bound to Device properties?

Scott, thanks for the reply. I tried this and it worked, not sure why this didn't work the first time. Does the Command Terminator only work with Sent Data or can it work with Received Data as well? The device I am trying to model sends a continuous stream of monitoring data with each sample termina...

Scott,



I forgot to answer your question. The same process above for a release build does appear to run OK and quicker. I'll try both when when I carry out my next experiment.



Thanks. Darren.

Scott, I only had chance to carry out some limited testing last night but this is what I have determined so far: I have recompiled DeviceTemplate with .NET extensions i.e. added /clr and set runtime checking to default (0). I also have a reference to a VB.Net module of mine ( only a reference I do n...

Would it be possible to add an option to keep DTR set when not using flow control. My device only responds when when DTR is set but it doesn't use any flow control.

Where can I find the VB Wrapper for HouseBot Plugins?



I am a .NET programmer and tried to create a managed VC++ plugin ( I recompiled the SDK examples) but it just crashes HouseBot as soon as it tries to access a property.