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Finished Programs / Re: SOLVED: Serial port data filter to keyboard output
« on: October 11, 2014, 12:40 PM »
Thanks TaoPhoenix, it is nice to see someone found this interesting enough to reply!
This was a real world scenario from an industrial manufacturing environment - a company wanted to digitally capture weights from their production line utilizing existing hardware, which commanded the use of RS-232 ports. Sure, RS-232 is "outdated" and no longer found on the typical home computer these days, but despite that fact serial communications are still extensively used in manufacturing environments and on analytical equipment. It would be quite handy for a programmer to know how to interface their programs with serial ports if they wish to be hired to work in a manufacturing environment.
This was a real world scenario from an industrial manufacturing environment - a company wanted to digitally capture weights from their production line utilizing existing hardware, which commanded the use of RS-232 ports. Sure, RS-232 is "outdated" and no longer found on the typical home computer these days, but despite that fact serial communications are still extensively used in manufacturing environments and on analytical equipment. It would be quite handy for a programmer to know how to interface their programs with serial ports if they wish to be hired to work in a manufacturing environment.