Elo TouchSystems ET1229L Series User Manual page 166

If Err.Number <> 0 Then
' Process error using Err.Description
' contains error description for the demo,
' we'll just display it
txtInfo.Text = Err.Description
' Reset the error handling
On Error GoTo 0
' exit this sub
Exit Sub
End If
' reset the error handling
On Error GoTo 0
' send the command to get the port number
Put #1, , "/get port_name" + Chr$(10)
' get the response from driver which should contain the
' com port number
Get #1, , buf$
' Expected response:
' (character position in the response string)
'
' 12345678901234567890123456789
' e.g. "/get
'+=========================================+
'|| IMPORTANT: CLOSE THE DEVICE DRIVER
'|| BEFORE TRYING TO REOPEN IT ||
'+=========================================+
Close #1
' Make sure we got back a valid response.
' This checks that we have received a "/get" response and that
' "port_name" and "COM" are present and in the right locations.
If Left(buf, 4) = "/get" _
And InStr(buf, "port_name") = 13 _
And InStr(buf, "COM") = 25 Then
' Just for information, display the com port number
txtInfo.Text = "Opening Serial IO on port " & Mid(buf, 25, 5)
' Get the port number value from character position 28
' (and 29 if two digits long) of the response
PortNumber = Val(Mid(buf, 28, 2))
'+------------------------------------+
'| open the driver as a serial device |
'+------------------------------------+
' make sure the on_comm function will be
' triggered by the device driver by setting
' the receive threshold to 1 (one)
MSComm1.RThreshold = 1
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port_name COM14"
Section 5. Example Applications
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