possible to control serial port or parralel port with autoit

[Matthy]

im trying to send signals to a relais that you should connect to your parralel or serial port.

and i hoped i could write the controlling of the 1/O with autoit.

is that possible to send commands to the parralel or serial port sow yes where can i find more about it

cheers

matthy

[Xenobiologist]

Hi,

you can try the serial port udf from martin in Scripts&... forum

Mega

[Matthy]

meaby i should PM martin about this.

but i only see possebillity's to send bytes and string trough the com not a possibillity to set the I/O of port 5 on or something

[martin]

meaby i should PM martin about this.

Nah, he would probably ignore that.

but i only see possebillity's to send bytes and string trough the com not a possibillity to set the I/O of port 5 on or something

True the udf is for sending and receiving bytes. You can buy RS232 relay interface modules quite cheaply, or make your own extremely cheaply. You then only have to send the right code to turn a relay on or off.