>Slightly off subject but not really since I need the info for a PIC
>project.
>
>        Can anyone tell me the easiest way to view serial data coming into
>a PC.
>All I am really looking for are some Qbasic commands to display serial data
>coming from a PIC or elsewhere.
>

Jeff

the following is a copy of a reply I sent to someone else and allows you to
write as well as read the serial port. (It is taken from a larger program)

under setup, the port address for the appropriate port (com1 or com2) is
declared as a variable for use in later routines.

The line OPEN " etc " is important as it configures the port as to baud
rate etc. All the info is in the QBAsic Help menu.

under sub-routines, the outbyte routine takes a variable (dout%, derived
elsewhere in the program) and puts it on the output port.
The inbyte routine reads the value on the input port and declares it as a
variable (din%)

Because the baud rate is 9600, this means that sending or receiving a byte
of data takes about 1 mSec, hence it is useful to use a delay routine when
sending successive bytes of data.



hope this helps

Steve


REM Set up  _______________________________________________________________


comport% = &H3F8

OPEN "com1:9600,n,8,1,bin,cd0,cs0,ds0,op0" FOR RANDOM AS #1 LEN = 1



REM Sub-Routine Area    ____________________________________________________

outbyte:
        OUT comport%, dout%
        RETURN

inbyte:
        din% = INP(comport%)            REM Jeff, this is the read line
        RETURN

delay:
        REM 1 millisecond delay
        del = 3                         REM value of del depends on clock speed
        DO
        del = del - 1
        LOOP UNTIL del = 0