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Old 09-18-2002, 09:24 PM   #2 (permalink)
arjan
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Corey, that's neat stuff,

I noticed that the software communicates through the serial (comm) port. Keep in mind that some laptops don't come with serial ports anymore. I got burnt with my ibm laptop which didn't have one. I ended up buying a usb to serial port adapter. Those things come in different flavours too. The second one I bought acutally emulates the interrupt which a lot of programs still need. I use PLC's for work and I install climate control computers in greenhouses, which also communicate through the serial port.
Enough rambling, just wanted to give you a heads up.

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