Digital Pin User Control
To use the DigitalPinControl User Control:
- Download the FirmataVB_Components.zip folder to your computer
- Unzip or extract FirmataVB_Componets.zip
- Open the FirmataVB Components folder
- Locate the DigitalPinControl.dll file
- Copy the DigitalPinControl.dll file to a suitable location. It's a good idea to place a copy of it in the project folder for your application
- Create a new Windows Forms Application using Visual Studio or Visual Basic Express Edition
- Right click anywhere on the Toolbox
- Select Choose Items...
The Choose Toolbox Items dialog window will open. - Click the Browse... button
An Open dialog will appear. - Navigate to the DigitalPinControl.dll file
- Select the DigitalPinControl.dll file
- Click the Open button
- Click the OK button
The DigitalPinControl control should now appear in the Toolbox
- Click and drag the DigitalPinControl control onto a form in your project
A DigitalPinControl will appear on the form.
- In the Properties pane enter the number of the pin on your Arduino board that you want to associate this control with in the PinNumber property.
If you want to use the techniques for addressing the DigitalPinControls on your form that is used in the sample application then make sure you enter a unique PinNumber for each DigitalPinControl - Drag as many DigitalPinControls onto your form as you need.
For an Arduino Diecimila that would be 11 - for pins 2 to 12. You only need to create a DigitalPinControl for the pins you're actually using so if you don't have anything wired to a particular pin don't create a control for it.
As you enter a number for the PinNumber property you may notice that for certain pin numbers the PWM portions of the control are displayed. The PWM radio button and slider bar will only be displayed on controls that refer to PWM enabled pins on the Arduino. (At the moment only the Diecimila's pins have been coded into the user control).
If you are using a different board then you might want to open the DigitalPinControl project and change its code to suit your board. Hopefully i'll get round to adding definitions for other boards soon.
To see how the DigitalPinControl can be used to receive and send digital messages via FirmataVB have a look at the sample applications code.
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