[xda]

Imports System
Imports System.IO.Ports

Public Class Form2

	Private Sub Form2_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load

		Try

			SerialPort1 = New SerialPort("COM1", 9600, Parity.None, 8, StopBits.One)

			SerialPort1.Open()
		Catch ex As System.IO.IOException
			TextBox2.Text = "IO exception " + ex.Message
		End Try
	End Sub

	Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
		Try

			TextBox1.Text = ""
			TextBox1.Text = SerialPort1.ReadChar()
		Catch ex As System.IO.IOException
			TextBox2.Text = ex.Message
		End Try
	End Sub
End Class

Hi all, I'm trying to read data from the serial port of the pocket pc phone but i have problem reading it. I get stuck/ freeze when i click the Button1 button.

My pocket pc phone does not have a physical serial port on it. It is connected with a designated serial cable (1 end to connect with the pocket pc, the other end is d male 9-pin serial port) and the serial port from the designated serial cable is attached with a null modem to a microcontroller.

Is there any error i make in my coding? Urgent help please..

[Martyr2]

Well I can't duplicate what you are doing because of your setup, so I can't tell you for sure what is going on but a few things I noticed is that your ReadChar is Synchronus meaning it may end up blocking (freeze while waiting for input). So what I would recommend is putting that on a separate thread. Secondly I would make sure that a timeout is specified so that after some period of time, you will get a timeout.

Now once you open up the port connection, are you putting any data onto the port from the pocket pc? I mean, does it have anything to read on the line already when it attempts to ReadChar?

Just a few ideas I am throwing out there.

[xda]

Martyr2, on 5 Sep, 2007 - 12:21 PM, said:

Well I can't duplicate what you are doing because of your setup, so I can't tell you for sure what is going on but a few things I noticed is that your ReadChar is Synchronus meaning it may end up blocking (freeze while waiting for input). So what I would recommend is putting that on a separate thread. Secondly I would make sure that a timeout is specified so that after some period of time, you will get a timeout.

Now once you open up the port connection, are you putting any data onto the port from the pocket pc? I mean, does it have anything to read on the line already when it attempts to ReadChar?

Just a few ideas I am throwing out there.

Hi Martyr2 and ALL, I noticed that whenever I tried to read or send data to desktop using hyperterminal, I had an error message saying "An error message cannot be displayed because an optional resource cannot be found". My PDA phone is installed with microsoft .NET CF 2.0. How could I resolve this error?