https://github.com/xanthium-enterprises/serial-programming-using-visual-basic.net

Programming your PC's Serial Port using Visual Basic.Net and .NET Platform (.NET framework) Tutorial
https://github.com/xanthium-enterprises/serial-programming-using-visual-basic.net

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Programming your PC's Serial Port using Visual Basic.Net and .NET Platform (.NET framework) Tutorial

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/xanthium-enterprises/serial-programming-using-visual-basic.net
• Owner: xanthium-enterprises
• Created: 2016-03-17T14:35:22.000Z (over 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-05-03T05:02:21.000Z (6 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-03T10:54:08.258Z (6 months ago)
• Topics: comport, dot-net-7, dotnet-core, dotnet-framework, serial, serial-communication, serialport, visual-basic-net
• Language: Visual Basic .NET
• Homepage: https://www.xanthium.in/serial-port-programming-visual-basic-dotnet-for-embedded-developers
• Size: 661 KB
• Stars: 7
• Watchers: 6
• Forks: 8
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# Cross platform Serial Port communication between Arduino and PC using VisualBasic.Net

![Serial Port communication between Arduino and PC using VisualBasic.Net and .NET Platform](https://www.xanthium.in/sites/default/files/inline-images/serial-port-programming-tutorial-visual-basic-net-platform.jpg)

## Intro 

In this tutorial,

- We will learn to program the USB Virtual serial port of a PC using Visual Basic.net and .NET platform [.NET Framework 4.5 +,.NET Core,.Net8/9] on **Windows** and **Linux** Systems

- The code will Work on the following .NET platforms

	- Classical .NET Framework 4.5+

	- .NET Framework 4.8+

	- .NET Core 3+

	- .Net 8/9

- Following OS are supported

	- Windows 10

    - Windows 11

    - Linux (Ubuntu)

- ![Serial Port programming tutorial using VisualBasic.NET on the .NET Framework Platform](https://www.xanthium.in/sites/default/files/inline-images/serial-port-programming-visual-basic-net.jpg)

## Tutorial 

- [Serial Port programming tutorial using VisualBasic.NET on the .NET Platform](https://www.xanthium.in/serial-port-programming-visual-basic-dotnet-for-embedded-developers)

- [Serial Port programming tutorial using VisualBasic.NET on Linux Platform](https://www.xanthium.in/serial-port-tty-terminal-programming-on-linux-visualbasic-dotnet-platform)

- Discover How to program your PC's serial port using **VisualBasic.Net** and the **.NET Platform** in our tutorial. Learn to communicate with Arduino, microcontrollers, and Labjack devices via Virtual COM port connections.The tutorial will Enhance your embedded system coding skills and help in your professional Growth.

- Tutorial will teach the following things.

	- Creating a VB.Net Project,add required namespaces using nuget on Visual Studio Community 

	- Using the SerialPort Class from System.IO.Ports namespace 

	- How to interface Arduino with PC using (visual Basic.NET)VB.NET Serial Communication

	- Interfacing Bare Microcontroller like 8051,ATmega to a PC using VB.Net using SerialPort

	- Finding Available Serial Ports on your PC using Visual Basic.Net

	- Using VB.net Exceptions to handle Errors in Serial Port Programming 

	- Reading data send by Arduino from Serial Port using (visual Basic.NET) vb.net

	- Setting Timeouts in Serial Port Read Operations

	- Sending Data from PC to Arduino using VB.Net(visual Basic.NET)

## Hardware Connections

-![Arduino UNO to PC Serial Communication using Visual Basic.Net and .NET Platform](https://www.xanthium.in/sites/default/files/inline-images/arduino-pc-communication-visual-basic-net.jpg)

-![Microcontroller UART to PC Serial Communication using Visual Basic.Net and .NET Platform](https://www.xanthium.in/sites/default/files/inline-images/microcontroller-interface-pc-vb-net.jpg)

## Screen Shots

-![Reading data from Serial Port using vb.net](https://www.xanthium.in/sites/default/files/inline-images/image_15.png)

## Repo Contents

- Arduino_String_Transmit_Loop - Arduino Code to send data to PC

- VB_Source_Codes_Only

	- ConfigSerialParam.vb

	- FindAvailablePorts.vb

    - SerialCommRead.vb

    - SerialCommWrite.vb

    - SerialPortExceptVB.vb

    - SimpleReadDataSerialPort.vb

               

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