I would like to get com1 and com2,com communication examples,using Delphi 5.0!

hi,
this page:
http://www.torry.net/modems.htm
is full of com port components.

using apis some to look for are creatfile,readfile,writefile etc

some examples:
//initilize a modem on com1

procedure InitModem;
Var CommPortTimeOuts: TCommTimeouts;
    DCB: TDCB;
    hCommFile : THandle;
  ReadBuffer: array[0..100] of char;
  NumberRead: DWord;
begin
 
    { Open the comm port. }
    hCommFile := CreateFile(PChar('COM1'),GENERIC_READ +
GENERIC_WRITE,0,nil,OPEN_EXISTING,FILE_FLAG_WRITE_THROUGH,0);
    if hCommFile = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE then
    begin
          ShowMessage('Unable to open COM1!');
          exit;
    end;
 
    { Set Timeout values for the comm port. }
    CommPortTimeOuts.ReadIntervalTimeout        := 100;
    CommPortTimeOuts.ReadTotalTimeoutMultiplier  := 100;
    CommPortTimeOuts.ReadTotalTimeoutConstant    := 0;
    CommPortTimeOuts.WriteTotalTimeoutMultiplier := 0;
    CommPortTimeOuts.WriteTotalTimeoutConstant  := 0;
    SetCommTimeOuts(hCommFile,CommPortTimeOuts);
 
    { Set the comm port parameters. }
    GetCommState(hCommFile,DCB);
    DCB.BaudRate := 1200;
    DCB.ByteSize := 7;
    DCB.StopBits := ONESTOPBIT;
    DCB.Parity  := EVENPARITY;
    SetCommState(hCommFile,DCB);
 
    { Send initialization string to the port. }
    ReadBuffer := '';
    StrPCopy(ReadBuffer,'ATZ' + #13 + #10);
 
WriteFile(hCommFile,ReadBuffer,Length(ReadBuffer),NumberRead,NIL);
 
    { Get a response from the port. }
    ReadBuffer := '';
    ReadFile(hCommFile,ReadBuffer,100,NumberRead,NIL);
 
    { Close the port. }
    CloseHandle(hCommFile);
end;



get status:

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
 var
   CommPort : string;
   hCommFile : THandle;
   ModemStat : DWord;
 begin
   CommPort := 'COM2';

  {Open the comm port}
   hCommFile := CreateFile(PChar(CommPort),
                           GENERIC_READ,
                           0,
                           nil,
                           OPEN_EXISTING,
                           FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL,
                           0);
   if hCommFile = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE then
   begin
     ShowMessage('Unable to open '+ CommPort);
     exit;
   end;

  {Get the Modem Status}
   if GetCommModemStatus(hCommFile, ModemStat) <> false then begin
     if ModemStat and MS_CTS_ON <> 0 then
       ShowMessage('clear to send  on.');
     if ModemStat and MS_DSR_ON <> 0 then
       ShowMessage('data set ready on.');
     if ModemStat and MS_RING_ON <> 0then
       ShowMessage('ring indicator on.');
     if ModemStat and MS_RLSD_ON <> 0 then
       ShowMessage('receive line signal detect is on.');
 end;

  {Close the comm port}
   CloseHandle(hCommFile);
 end;


use one of the components from torry s Comdrv32 or async32 are pretty good and tey all come with examples of usage.

Regards Barry

Hi Barry,
Can the ComDrv32 Serial I/O Package v.2.01(By Marco Cocco.) work with D6?

Regards, supwang

hi supwang,
i have it installed in d6 personal cant honestly rememeber if  ive changed anything as i have others also like asnyc32,asyncfree(big freeware package),some tcomm ,smallport and a _qccomm32, i had most of these from d3,saves all the typing of api's ;-)
why do you ask
could you not get it to work or something ?
let us know any errors .

Hi inthe,
I am using the MSComm(Come from VB5). :-(  I always want to change to a VCL component.
I still using D3 now, will upgrade to D6 after some months or one year. So I want this VCL component either work with D3 or D6.

Because my program need to have a very quickly response for the communication(must get the data within 20ms or less, then handle it and send back a data within 30ms...), So I create a thread for the communication. Then in the program, have two threads: One is the main thread, one is the communication thread.

Now the question is: Can the ComDrv32 work with my communication thread? And can you make the ComDrv32 for D3/D6 to me?

Regards, supwang

Hi inthe,
Could you help me? Surely I have points for you. :-)

Regards, supwang

howdy,
>>Can the ComDrv32 work with my communication thread?

shoud be able to ,i have never used the mscomm so i dont know how you interfaced the threads to it.

>>And can you make the ComDrv32 for D3/D6 to me?

tats easy i just send you the version i have as it installed into my d6 personal ok.(i havent got pro version yet as mainly using d5 still.)

ps,
i am working alot lately 7 days a week and only have small time for e.e so dont think im ignoring you with late replys ;-)

leave your email i send my ComDrv32 file first thing tommorow.

Regards
Barry

Hi Barry,
Sorry for the delay.
I want the ComDrv32 for D3 version and for D6 verion.
It's very important to me, so please check the codes carefully.

About this:
-------------------------------------------- >
Because my program need to have a very quickly response for the communication(must get the data within 20ms or less, then handle it and send back a data within 30ms...), So I create a thread for the communication. Then in the program, have two threads: One is the main thread, one is the communication thread.
-------------------------------------------- <
I used a timer to create a communication thread per 300ms(contact the slave machine per 300ms), the thread like the delphi thread example.
(I don?t know if this way will cause some problem?)

What is the best way to do that? Create a communication thread and don't free it until exit the program?  
Do you still have Delphi3? Please write a example for me, using ComDrv32 at the thread.

Can you give it to me within one month? I will award you 300 points. If it spend you a lot of time, Please tell me, I will award you more points. My email is addsup@163.net .

Thanks, supwang

Sorry,
(I don?t know if this way will cause some problem?)
Should be
(I don't know if this way will cause some problem.)

i have build with assembly.
to access the com 1

const
   tx_buffer  = $3F8;
    rx_buffer  = $3F8;
    int_enb_reg= $3F9;
    mod_cont_reg= $3FC;
    line_stat_reg= $3FD;

var
  Form1: TForm1;
  i,j:integer;
  data : array [1..300] of byte;
  data1: array [1..300] of real;
  data_masuk:byte;//data in
 
implementation

{$R *.dfm}

procedure inisialisasi;
   begin
    asm
      mov ah,0 { isi register ah ( inisialisasi aktif )}
      mov dx,0 { isi reg dx ( reg.alamat ) = com1 }
      mov al,$83 { isi reg al ( reg.data ) }
      int $14  { alamat interupt}
      mov dx,int_enb_reg
      mov al,0
      out dx,al
    end;
      asm
       mov dx,mod_cont_reg
       mov al,$0
       out dx,al
      end;
  end;

procedure terima;//accept the data
var cek,d:byte;
begin
  repeat
    asm
     mov dx,line_stat_reg
     in al,dx
     mov cek,al
    end;
     cek:=cek and $1;
  until cek=$1;
   asm
     mov dx,rx_buffer
     in al,dx
     mov d,al
   end;
   data_masuk:=d; //you can use the data in here , data in
end;

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