how do i "SEND" an order from a software to an electrical device ?!

[Armand]

Hi,

I want to know how can i control an external electrical device using a software code... what is the output the software should be sending and in what manner should it be sent...

Let's say i want to receive an http1.1 page, i have to open a socket and send an http1.1 protocol request... what do i do for this thing ?! open certain ports/sockets ?! how do i communicate with an external device ?!!?

Thanks in advance to anyone who cares to throw in a hint!

Have a nice day,

SK.

[Mat]

Depends what you are doing... I've been doing some work with PIC's recently and USART/UART. Thats done RS232 and com ports (A very nice Com port udf from martin should do it ), I am trying to get stuff to do the same over bluetooth now, as that could be very useful.

[Armand]

Hey mate,

Any chance for a sample code or something .... i just want to see how do you open the COM and how to use it to send commands....

I'll read all about that: PIC, USART/UART & the RS232 later on...

Thanks again !!!

[Mat]

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=45842

Thats the link to Martins Com and serial UDF, which should have some examples, I've never used it myself, but it's got 5* so it must be good.

[SmOke_N]

Please make a conscious effort on knowing what forum you are posting in.

Moved from Chat to Support.

[Mat]

You'll probably have more difficulty making the external stuff work than the AutoIt, so you should probably try that first.