VB.net

Any have an idea of how to use the USB port in VB.net? I want to make a ground station for my UAV (I would like to build it myself...), but I can't figure out the USB connection. I'VE SEARCHED EVERYWHERE!!! Any have ideas???Thanks a bunch!Sam R.

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  • This should help. Note that even though the connection is physically USB, it is connected to an FTDI circuit, thus converting it to a serial port.

    http://www.codeworks.it/net/VBNetRs232.htm
    Serial communication with VB.Net
  • Ok, I have this code.
    Button 1 lists available serial ports. Button 2 sends a string to the serial port whose name is recorded in me.textbox1.text


    Public Class Form1

    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load


    End Sub

    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
    For Each sp As String In My.Computer.Ports.SerialPortNames
    ListBox1.Items.Add(sp)
    Next

    End Sub

    Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
    ' Send strings to a serial port.
    Using com1 As IO.Ports.SerialPort = My.Computer.Ports.OpenSerialPort(Me.TextBox1.Text.tostring)
    com1.WriteLine("bla")
    End Using

    End Sub
    End Class
    But I can only use one serial connection to a computer. (I only have 1 serial in-port on my PICAXE). On USB I think there is 4 or 5 outputs from USB and I can't use all of them. How can I limit the serial sending to only one wire?
    Sam R.
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