Serial Control Device

AkilleuZ · Post by **AkilleuZ** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 8:10 pm

HI

I have build my own relaybord i use with my computer to contral a PLC.

I have tried housebot, but i cant figure it out, how i can control my own device. Is there a plugin i can download soo i can send and recive data from my rs232?

Hope you can help me!

spike5884 · Post by **spike5884** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 6:48 am

Copied from HouseBot's help file:

HouseBot Generic Serial Device Plugin Overview

The HouseBot Generic Serial Device Plugin provides a configurable method for communicating with hardware attached to the computer Serial (RS-232) port. The Generic Serial Hardware Device is complimented by the Generic Serial Hardware Interface. For more information on using the Hardware Interface, see the on-line help for the Generic Serial Hardware Interface.

The Generic Serial Device Plugin uses Device Definition files to store specific device configuration information. The Device Definition files store the Property and Property Value configuration for a particular Device. Therefore, unlike most Device Plugins, there is no option when creating Devices to create a "Generic Serial Device" in the "Create New Device" window.

Follow the steps outlined in Configuring the Generic Serial Device section for more details.