<div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks again for your help, David - I was able to get it working!  A big part I was missing was what to use for PortNum - the directions that came with the hardware only specified FIRSTPORTA, but I had to do a little searching before I found that the value of that constant was 10 on my device...all of the constants are listed in the file cbw.bas, which on my computer is in C:/Program Files/Measurement Computing/DAQ/VBWIN. (I found out that the board # was 0 after installation from the InstaCal program)</div><div><br></div><div>So, this is what I have for the working version at the top of my User script:</div><div><br></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">Dim config_success As Integer</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">Dim write_success As Integer</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">Declare Function cbDConfigPort Lib "cbw32.dll" (ByVal BoardNum&, ByVal PortNum&, ByVal Direction&) As Long</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">Declare Function WritePortUSB Lib "cbw32.dll" Alias "cbDOut" (ByVal BoardNum&, ByVal PortNum&, ByVal DataValue%) As Long</font></div><div><br></div><div>Then this at the beginning of the script (configuring port 10 on board 0 to DIGITALOUT = 1):</div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">config_success = cbDConfigPort(0, 10, 1)</font></div><div><br></div><div>And this every time in the script that I wanted to send, for example the signal 4 to port 10 on board 0:</div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">write_success = WritePortUSB(0, 10, 4)</font></div><div><br></div><div>(It was helpful to use Eprime's <font face="courier new, monospace">Debug.print</font> when checking the write_success and config_success results)</div><div><br></div><div>Hope this helps somebody else who might run into the same issue!</div><div><br></div><div>Annchen</div><br>On Friday, March 7, 2014 4:14:23 PM UTC-5, McFarlane, David wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0;margin-left: 0.8ex;border-left: 1px #ccc solid;padding-left: 1ex;">Annchen,

<br>

<br>OK, I dug out my old project and took a look to refresh my 

<br>memory.  First, as I recall, you have to run some software that came 

<br>with the MCC board just to set it up to work with the system, and 

<br>that should have been covered in the documentation that came with the 

<br>board.  If you have not yet run that setup software, and the 

<br>diagnostics to confirm that the board works with your system, then 

<br>you need to stop and do that first.  As I recall, that's where the 

<br>board number gets assigned, until you do that the board is just not 

<br>available to the system.  In particular, after you run the setup, run 

<br>the demo software that came with the board, as I recall that includes 

<br>both signal generator and oscillosope emulators (you will need other 

<br>equipment to measure this output or supply some varying 

<br>input).  Until you get all that to work, all bets are off with 

E-Prime or anything else.

<br>

<br>Typically, again as I recall, the board number is 0 (it was in my 

<br>case), but again you need to run the MCC setup software to make that 

<br>active.  You may also use the cbGetBoardName() function to discover 

<br>active board numbers, but as I keep saying, that will also fail if 

<br>you have not first run the MCC setup software.  And be aware that 

<br>this board number setup has to be done individually on each machine 

<br>you use, the same USB board may be assigned a different board number 

<br>on each machine (in which case you might find the cbGetBoardName() 

<br>function handy to have your EP program automatically adapt to 

<br>different machines, but that is an advanced topic, even I skipped 

that in my program and just assumed 0).

<br>

<br>(BTW, for those tuning in, "board"  here takes a special meaning 

<br>where it refers to an external USB device that performs functions 

<br>that formerly were left to adapter boards added to slots on the PC 

<br>motherboard.)

<br>

<br>Good luck,

<br>-- dkm

<br>

<br>

<br>At 3/7/2014 03:40 PM Friday, Annchen Knodt wrote:

<br>>Thanks, I actually just caught that myself as well!  I was 

<br>>unknowingly copying from a call to a subroutine or something of the 

>sort then - totally new at this.

<br>>

<br>>Changing my code to the following allowed it to compile and run:

<br>>

<br>>write_success = WritePortUSB(0, 888, 16)

<br>>

<br>>FWIW I also realized that I might need an additional function and 

<br>>call to configure the device (per the user guide):

<br>>Declare Function cbDConfigPort Lib "cbw32.dll" (ByVal BoardNum&, 

<br>>ByVal PortNum&, ByValDirection&) As Long

<br>>...

<br>>config_success = cbDConfigPort(0, 1, 1)

<br>>

<br>>Now I just have to make sure I'm getting the port number correct - 

<br>>any tips on how to figure out what to use for that?  I'm resorting 

<br>>to trial and error for now and haven't had success generating the 

<br>>signals yet - I'm not sure if it's this or something else that's 

<br>>configured incorrectly, so I'd like to have more confidence that at 

>least some of the arguments I'm using are correct.

<br>>

>Thanks for all your help!

<br>>

<br>>AK

<br>>

<br>>On Friday, March 7, 2014 3:14:06 PM UTC-5, McFarlane, David wrote:

<br>>Annchen,

<br>>

<br>>Ah, the old "Subroutine vs. Function" distinction that is peculiar to

<br>>Visual Basic / E-Basic, and one of my pet peeves (rational languages

<br>>such as C do not make this useless distinction).  Here is the deal,

<br>>which you might never see documented elsewhere:

<br>>

<br>>- Subroutines *never* return a value, and their arguments must *not*

>be enclosed in parentheses.

<br>>

<br>>- Functions *always* return a value, and their arguments *must* be

>enclosed in parentheses.

<br>>

<br>>Sheesh!  (In C, for example, all subroutines are functions, functions

<br>>may be defined to either return a value or not, and if a function

<br>>does return a value you need not collect it in a variable -- isn't

<br>>that a lot better?)

<br>>

<br>>So try something like

<br>>

<br>>      Dim  rtnValue as Long  ' just because we need to take the 

<br>> returned value

<br>>      rtnValue = WritePortUSB( 0, 1, 16 )

<br>>

>Come to think of it, the MCC UL documentation should have shown this usage.

<br>>

<br>>You do not need to do anything with the return value, but VBA/E-Basic

<br>>usage *requires* that you store the function's return value to a

<br>>variable anyway.  In this case, though, the function should return a

>meaningful success/error code, so you might want to do something with that.

<br>>

<br>>Good luck,

<br>>-----

<br>>David McFarlane

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<br>>At 3/7/2014 01:59 PM Friday, Annchen Knodt wrote:

<br>> >Hi David,

<br>> >

<br>> >Thanks for your response.  I was able to get a little further and am

<br>> >now fairly confident that my declare function should look like:

<br>> >

<br>> >Declare Function WritePortUSB Lib "cbw32.dll" Alias "cbDOut" (ByVal

<br>> >BoardNum&, ByVal PortNum&, ByVal DataValue%) As Long

<br>> >(since per MCC documentation, the cbw32.dll file contains the

<br>> >"cbDOut" function for sending digital signals to the device)

<br>> >

<br>> >and my inline commands (eg to send signal 16 to the device through

<br>> >port 1, with board set to 0 since when I open MCC's instacal program

<br>> >I see that the device is labeled as Board #0) as follows:

<br>> >

<br>> >WritePortUSB 0, 1, 16

<br>> >

<br>> >The script will compile and run with the declare function, but once

<br>> >i include the WritePortUSB line of code I get a "missing parameter"

> >error from eprime.

<br>> >

<br>> >Any idea what I might be missing here?  I'm not sure particularly

<br>> >what number I should be using for PortNum, but I tried several

> >values with the same result.

<br>> >

<br>> >Thanks!!

<br>> >

<br>> >Annchen

<br>> >

<br>> >

<br>> >On Thursday, March 6, 2014 12:09:02 PM UTC-5, McFarlane, David wrote:

<br>> >Annchen,

<br>> >

<br>> >For the syntax & usage of the Declare statement, look at the Declare

<br>> >topic in the E-Basic Help facility.  You might find even better

<br>> >documentation for Declare in references for Microsoft Visual Basic or

> >Visual Basic for Applications.

<br>> >

<br>> >For the rest, you really do have to get that from MCC, they are

<br>> >supposed to know and document which of their .dll files and functions

<br>> >to use.  As I recall when I used their UL (almost 4 years ago now),

<br>> >it came with extensive documentation and examples.  Remember that

<br>> >E-Prime is just a derivative of MS VBA, so you should look at the

<br>> >documentation & examples for Visual Basic.  In fact, next time you

<br>> >talk to MCC staff, do *not* mention E-Prime, just tell them you want

<br>> >to use their board with Visual Basic, and that should help orient

<br>> >them better.

<br>> >

<br>> >Best,

<br>> >-----

<br>> >David McFarlane

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<br>> >(<<<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/PSTNET" target="_blank" onmousedown="this.href='http://www.youtube.com/user/PSTNET';return true;" onclick="this.href='http://www.youtube.com/user/PSTNET';return true;">http://www.youtube.com/<wbr>user/PSTNET</a>><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/P" target="_blank" onmousedown="this.href='http://www.youtube.com/user/P';return true;" onclick="this.href='http://www.youtube.com/user/P';return true;">http://www.<wbr>youtube.com/user/P</a> 

<br>> STNET><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/PSTNET" target="_blank" onmousedown="this.href='http://www.youtube.com/user/PSTNET';return true;" onclick="this.href='http://www.youtube.com/user/PSTNET';return true;">http://www.youtube.com/<wbr>user/PSTNET</a>

<br>> >).  4) If you do

<br>> >get an answer from PST staff, please extend the courtesy of posting

> >their reply back here for the sake of others.

<br>> >\----

<br>> >

<br>> >

<br>> >At 3/6/2014 11:54 AM Thursday, Annchen Knodt wrote:

<br>> > >I've been referring to this older post for help getting E-prime to

<br>> > >send output signals to a USB device: MCC USB-1208FS.  Since Eprime

<br>> > >doesn't have any native functionality for communicating with a USB

<br>> > >I'd like to try using the DLL the comes with the device's "Universal

<br>> > >Library" installation as David suggests below.  However, I can't

<br>> > >find any instructions for working with Eprime anywhere in the UL

<br>> > >documentation (and the rep I chatted with at MCC help had never

<br>> > >heard of Eprime), so I'm hoping that someone might be able to

<br>> > >clarify two things for me:

<br>> > >

<br>> > >1) Which MCC DLL file to I link to in Eprime? (and what is the

<br>> > >syntax of the Declare statement?)  The MCC rep said I should use

<br>> > >cbw64.dll, but I'm not sure if he's right since he didn't really

<br>> > >know what I was talking about

<br>> > >2) What inline commands then do I use in Eprime to send the signal

<br>> > >to the USB?  We had previously used WritePort with a different

<br>> > >device that's been replaced with this USB

<br>> > >

<br>> > >Thanks!

<br>> > >

<br>> > >Annchen Knodt

<br>> > >

<br>> > >

<br>> > >On Monday, May 31, 2010 6:20:18 PM UTC-4, David McFarlane wrote:

<br>> > >Sara,

<br>> > >

<br>> > >Come to think of it, there is a way to send & receive data through USB

<br>> > >using E-Prime, in fact I am doing that for a project now.  First go to

<br>> > >Measurement Computing (referred to earlier) and get whatever I/O board

<br>> > >suits your fancy, e.g., their USB-1024 ($100).  When that arrives,

<br>> > >install the Universal Libray software that comes with it.  Then add the

<br>> > >appropriate Declare statements in the User Script area of your EP

<br>> > >program (see instructions that come with the MCC UL).  Now you can use

<br>> > >MCC UL function calls from EP inline code to send & receive data through

<br>> > >the USB port.

<br>> > >

<br>> > >Recognizing that the MCC UL essentially just adds a DLL to provide the

<br>> > >USB support, with enough ingenuity you could take this even further by

<br>> > >writing your own DLL to use from EP.  For that, you might want to take a

> > >look at "USB Complete" by Jan Axelson.

<br>> > >

<br>> > >Mind you, I am not advising you do any of this.  Just being an academic

> > >and pointing out the full range of possibilities.

<br>> > >

<br>> > >-- David McFarlane, Professional Faultfinder

<br>> > >

<br>> > >

<br>> > >David McFarlane wrote:

<br>> > > > Sara,

<br>> > > >

<br>> > > > Stock reminder:  1) I do not work for PST.  2) PST's trained staff

<br>> > > > really does like to take any and all questions at

<br>> > > >

<br>> > >

<br>> > 

<br>> <<<<a href="http://support.pstnet.com/e%2Dprime/support/login.asp" target="_blank" onmousedown="this.href='http://www.google.com/url?q\75http%3A%2F%2Fsupport.pstnet.com%2Fe%252Dprime%2Fsupport%2Flogin.asp\46sa\75D\46sntz\0751\46usg\75AFQjCNGivKXvQfxYcucJztVk4KS8DCk8jQ';return true;" onclick="this.href='http://www.google.com/url?q\75http%3A%2F%2Fsupport.pstnet.com%2Fe%252Dprime%2Fsupport%2Flogin.asp\46sa\75D\46sntz\0751\46usg\75AFQjCNGivKXvQfxYcucJztVk4KS8DCk8jQ';return true;">http://support.pstnet.com/<wbr>e%2Dprime/support/login.asp</a>><a href="http://support.pstnet.com/e%2Dprime/support/login.asp" target="_blank" onmousedown="this.href='http://www.google.com/url?q\75http%3A%2F%2Fsupport.pstnet.com%2Fe%252Dprime%2Fsupport%2Flogin.asp\46sa\75D\46sntz\0751\46usg\75AFQjCNGivKXvQfxYcucJztVk4KS8DCk8jQ';return true;" onclick="this.href='http://www.google.com/url?q\75http%3A%2F%2Fsupport.pstnet.com%2Fe%252Dprime%2Fsupport%2Flogin.asp\46sa\75D\46sntz\0751\46usg\75AFQjCNGivKXvQfxYcucJztVk4KS8DCk8jQ';return true;">ht<wbr>tp://support.pstnet.com/e%<wbr>2Dprime/support/login.asp</a>><a href="http://support.pstnet.com/e%2Dprime/support/login.asp" target="_blank" onmousedown="this.href='http://www.google.com/url?q\75http%3A%2F%2Fsupport.pstnet.com%2Fe%252Dprime%2Fsupport%2Flogin.asp\46sa\75D\46sntz\0751\46usg\75AFQjCNGivKXvQfxYcucJztVk4KS8DCk8jQ';return true;" onclick="this.href='http://www.google.com/url?q\75http%3A%2F%2Fsupport.pstnet.com%2Fe%252Dprime%2Fsupport%2Flogin.asp\46sa\75D\46sntz\0751\46usg\75AFQjCNGivKXvQfxYcucJztVk4KS8DCk8jQ';return true;">http<wbr>://support.pstnet.com/e%<wbr>2Dprime/support/login.asp</a>><a href="http://support.pstnet.com/e%2Dprime/support/login.asp" target="_blank" onmousedown="this.href='http://www.google.com/url?q\75http%3A%2F%2Fsupport.pstnet.com%2Fe%252Dprime%2Fsupport%2Flogin.asp\46sa\75D\46sntz\0751\46usg\75AFQjCNGivKXvQfxYcucJztVk4KS8DCk8jQ';return true;" onclick="this.href='http://www.google.com/url?q\75http%3A%2F%2Fsupport.pstnet.com%2Fe%252Dprime%2Fsupport%2Flogin.asp\46sa\75D\46sntz\0751\46usg\75AFQjCNGivKXvQfxYcucJztVk4KS8DCk8jQ';return true;">http<wbr>://support.pstnet.com/e%<wbr>2Dprime/support/login.asp</a> 

<br>>

<br>> >

<br>> > > , and they strive

<br>> > > > to respond to all requests in 24-48 hours -- this is pretty much their

<br>> > > > substitute for proper documentation, so make full use of 

<br>> it.  3) If you

<br>> > > > do get an answer from PST Web Support, please extend the courtesy of

> > > > posting their reply back here for the sake of others.

<br>> > > >

<br>> > > > That said, here is my take ...

<br>> > > >

<br>> > > > Unless PST has added something new to the latest release of 

<br>> EP2, E-Prime

<br>> > > > simply has no facility for sending or receiving data through 

<br>> a USB port,

<br>> > > > so you are just out of luck there.  But do not take my word for this,

> > > > please contact PST Web Support yourself and then report back here.

<br>> > > >

<br>> > > > Say, why not just install another parallel port?  Or, does your other

<br>> > > > device need all 8 outputs from the parallel port?  If not, 

<br>> why not just

<br>> > > > build a cable to send different wires to your different devices?  Just

<br>> > > > take a look at the book "Parallel Port Complete" by Jan Axelson to get

<br>> > > > some idea of how to make full use of the parallel port.  Or, skip the

<br>> > > > parallel port and just install a real digital I/O card (e.g., from

<br>> > > > 

<br>> <<<<a href="http://www.mccdaq.com" target="_blank" onmousedown="this.href='http://www.google.com/url?q\75http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mccdaq.com\46sa\75D\46sntz\0751\46usg\75AFQjCNEob8qL3KaS_c7RPr6ngccTgxBMgg';return true;" onclick="this.href='http://www.google.com/url?q\75http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mccdaq.com\46sa\75D\46sntz\0751\46usg\75AFQjCNEob8qL3KaS_c7RPr6ngccTgxBMgg';return true;">http://www.mccdaq.com</a>><a href="http://www.mccdaq.com" target="_blank" onmousedown="this.href='http://www.google.com/url?q\75http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mccdaq.com\46sa\75D\46sntz\0751\46usg\75AFQjCNEob8qL3KaS_c7RPr6ngccTgxBMgg';return true;" onclick="this.href='http://www.google.com/url?q\75http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mccdaq.com\46sa\75D\46sntz\0751\46usg\75AFQjCNEob8qL3KaS_c7RPr6ngccTgxBMgg';return true;">http:<wbr>//www.mccdaq.com</a>><a href="http://www.mccdaq.com" target="_blank" onmousedown="this.href='http://www.google.com/url?q\75http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mccdaq.com\46sa\75D\46sntz\0751\46usg\75AFQjCNEob8qL3KaS_c7RPr6ngccTgxBMgg';return true;" onclick="this.href='http://www.google.com/url?q\75http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mccdaq.com\46sa\75D\46sntz\0751\46usg\75AFQjCNEob8qL3KaS_c7RPr6ngccTgxBMgg';return true;">http://www.<wbr>mccdaq.com</a>><a href="http://www.mccdaq.com" target="_blank" onmousedown="this.href='http://www.google.com/url?q\75http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mccdaq.com\46sa\75D\46sntz\0751\46usg\75AFQjCNEob8qL3KaS_c7RPr6ngccTgxBMgg';return true;" onclick="this.href='http://www.google.com/url?q\75http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mccdaq.com\46sa\75D\46sntz\0751\46usg\75AFQjCNEob8qL3KaS_c7RPr6ngccTgxBMgg';return true;">http://www.mccdaq.<wbr>com</a> 

<br>> ).

<br>> > > >

<br>> > > > -- David McFarlane, Professional Faultfinder

<br>> > > >

<br>> > > >

<br>> > > >> does anyone knows the scropt to open the USB port in order to trigger

<br>> > > >> a TMS?

<br>> > > >>

<br>> > > >> please, let me know

<br>> > > >> I have to send a trigger though the USB port, because the parallel

<br>> > > >> port is used to trigger another device.

<br>> > > >>

<br>> > > >> thank you very much

<br>> > > >> Sara

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