Hi everyone,
We have a robot project that is due in two weeks. We are using the Innovation First robot controller to output digital outputs to the parallel port of an on-board computer. This is what we need:
We need someone who could write a program for us in windows of our computer to read different pin combinations on the parallel port and have the computer play different audio tracks. If you know someone or you could write the program for us, please contact me ASAP. We could compensate for your time. Please contact me via e-mail or cell phone.
Well,
There is nothing specific about using parallel. Basically we are going to hard wire digital outputs from our robot controller directly into the parallel, or for that matter serial (if that’s easier), port. This way, every time the robot reaches a place where it has to play a new audio track, it will output a unique combination of signals, which we need to be picked up by the serial or parallel port. Is there any way If can contact you, messenger or phone, please let me know since this is a bit urgent.
I guess you could just reqrite the dashboard program. I didn’t think of that. That would be a lot easier to program than the parallel port. We are using last year’s robot controller. Do you have the dashboard program from last year. Also, was it just VB or something else that it was written in. That might be a easy solution.
Actually, the parallel port is a lot easier to program in my opinion. You can just get a free dll that allows access to the port under WinNT/2000/XP (if you use it - Win9x will work with no dll) and read/write to the port with just one command.
Programming the CD Audio in VB is even easier. The multimedia control can do that with almost no code required.
