I already have the working codes using USB broadband kit to send a message in VB to mobile phone. Now I am doing the other way which is getting the messages from the Broadband SIM here's the code:
Imports System
Imports System.IO.Ports
Public Class ReadSMS
Dim SerialPort As New System.IO.Ports.SerialPort()
Private Sub ReadNow_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles ReadNow.Click
If SerialPort.IsOpen Then
SerialPort.Close()
End If
SerialPort.PortName = "COM4"
SerialPort.BaudRate = 9600
SerialPort.Parity = Parity.None
SerialPort.StopBits = StopBits.One
SerialPort.DataBits = 8
SerialPort.Handshake = Handshake.None
SerialPort.DtrEnable = True
SerialPort.RtsEnable = True
SerialPort.NewLine = vbCrLf
SerialPort.ReadTimeout = 10000
SerialPort.Open()
If SerialPort.IsOpen() Then
Try
Debug.Print("START")
Debug.Print(SerialPort.ReadExisting)
Debug.Print("END")
Catch ex As Exception
MsgBox("read " & ex.Message)
End Try
Else
MsgBox("Port not available")
End If
End Sub
End Class
The code above is not working. This line always return an empty value Debug.Print(SerialPort.ReadExisting) even if the SIM card has unread messages. Will that be okay if you will suggest me the best thing to do? Thanks Thanks!
The way you can read GSM is to initialize or send command to ask GSM to stream you some messages, the messages cannot stream by itself. I think you are missing the command to initate the stream of message.
You might wana read this http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/GSMExamplesReceiveSMS -- these are in C, but the principal remains the same.
Hope this help
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I have an application done in VB.NET that listen on a specific UDP port and answer through the same port to the IP that send the packet.
It was working ok from a couple of years to the last month; now when try to answer crash due to socket error 10013.
I even try an older version that I know it was working too and get the same crash.
I try disabling Microsoft Security Essentials real time protection and Windows firewall and didn't work.
In the code I have the line
MyUdpClient.Client.SetSocketOption(SocketOptionLevel.Socket, SocketOptionName.ReuseAddress, True)
I have no clue about what to do, I'm lost.
Any idea how to solve this?
Edit:
Here's the code
#Region "UDP Send variables"
Dim GLOIP As IPAddress
Dim GLOINTPORT As Integer
Dim bytCommand As Byte() = New Byte() {}
#End Region
Dim MyUdpClient As New UdpClient()
Private Sub StartUdpBtn_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles StartUdpBtn.Click
If StartUdpBtn.Tag = 0 Then
' If Not UdpOpen Then
StartUdpReceiveThread(CInt(ListeningPortLbl.Text))
'End If
Else
If ThreadReceive.IsAlive Then
ThreadReceive.Abort()
MyUdpClient.Close()
PrintLog("UDP port closed")
StartUdpBtn.Tag = 0
UdpOpen = False
StartUdpBtn.Text = "Start UDP"
End If
End If
If UdpOpen Then
StartUdpBtn.Tag = 1
StartUdpBtn.Text = "Stop UDP"
Else
StartUdpBtn.Tag = 0
StartUdpBtn.Text = "Start UDP"
TimerUDP.Enabled = False
TiempoUDP.Stop()
TiempoUdpLbl.Text = "--:--:--"
End If
End Sub
Private Sub StartUdpReceiveThread(ByVal Port As Integer)
Dim UdpAlreadyOpen As Boolean = False
Try
If Not UdpOpen Then
MyUdpClient = New UdpClient(Port)
MyUdpClient.Client.SetSocketOption(SocketOptionLevel.Socket, SocketOptionName.ReuseAddress, True)
UdpAlreadyOpen = True
Else
Me.Invoke(Sub()
TiempoUDP.Restart()
If TimerUDP.Enabled = False Then
TimerUDP.Enabled = True
End If
End Sub)
End If
ThreadReceive = New System.Threading.Thread(AddressOf UdpReceive)
ThreadReceive.IsBackground = True
ThreadReceive.Start()
UdpOpen = True
If UdpAlreadyOpen Then
PrintLog(String.Format("UDP port {0} opened, waiting data...", Port.ToString))
End If
Catch ex As Exception
PrintErrorLog(ex.Message)
PrintErrorLog(ex.StackTrace)
End Try
End Sub
Private Sub UdpReceive()
Dim receiveBytes As [Byte]() = MyUdpClient.Receive(RemoteIpEndPoint)
DstPort = RemoteIpEndPoint.Port
IpRemota(RemoteIpEndPoint.Address.ToString)
Dim BitDet As BitArray
BitDet = New BitArray(receiveBytes)
Dim strReturnData As String = System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetString(receiveBytes)
If UdpOpen Then
StartUdpReceiveThread(CInt(ListeningPortLbl.Text))
End If
PrintLog("From: " & RemoteIpLbl.Text & ":" & ListeningPortLbl.Text & " - " & strReturnData)
AnswersProcessor(strReturnData)
End Sub
Private Sub UdpSend(ByVal txtMessage As String)
Dim pRet As Integer
GLOIP = IPAddress.Parse(RemoteIpLbl.Text)
'From UDP_Server3_StackOv
Using UdpSender As New System.Net.Sockets.UdpClient()
Dim RemoteEndPoint = New System.Net.IPEndPoint(0, My.Settings.UDP_Port)
UdpSender.ExclusiveAddressUse = False
UdpSender.Client.SetSocketOption(Net.Sockets.SocketOptionLevel.Socket, Net.Sockets.SocketOptionName.ReuseAddress, True)
UdpSender.Client.Bind(RemoteEndPoint)
UdpSender.Connect(GLOIP, DstPort)
bytCommand = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(txtMessage)
pRet = UdpSender.Send(bytCommand, bytCommand.Length)
End Using
PrintLog("No of bytes send " & pRet)
End Sub
10013 is WSAEACCES, which is documented as follows:
Permission denied.
An attempt was made to access a socket in a way forbidden by its access permissions. An example is using a broadcast address for sendto without broadcast permission being set using setsockopt(SO_BROADCAST).
Another possible reason for the WSAEACCES error is that when the bind function is called (on Windows NT 4.0 with SP4 and later), another application, service, or kernel mode driver is bound to the same address with exclusive access. Such exclusive access is a new feature of Windows NT 4.0 with SP4 and later, and is implemented by using the SO_EXCLUSIVEADDRUSE option.
In the comments you mentioned:
I tried the program on a XP x32 and works ok but on Windows 7 x32/x64 don't, even if I disable the firewall and Microsoft Security Essentials Live Protection.
Maybe it sounds almost obvious but you could try to start your program in all of the available Windows XP compatibility modes. You didn't say that you already tried this but maybe you're lucky and the problem will be "solved" by this workaround.
If the problem still exists afterwards and considering the error code of 10013, I would try or check the following things:
I know you disabled "Microsoft Security Essentials" and the Windows Firewall, but double check whether there are other security related programs/services like anti virus protection, anti malware tools etc. running. It really sounds like something is blocking your socket creation/bind.
In case your program created log output/data which allows you to see exactly when it started to fail:
Any new software installed at that time?
Were Windows Updates (maybe automatically) installed at that time? Especially security updates regarding network security?
Any other noticeable changes in your environment? What about log entries in your Windows system log?
Just as a little test to verify if the error occurs only with your UDP socket: Try to use a TCP socket instead of UDP.
Start the machine in Windows Safe Mode with network support and execute your program from there.
Run your program on another Windows 7 machine and see if the same problem occurs there. It could be a valuable starting point (in terms of localization) to know if the problem occurs only on specific versions of Windows.
Single step through your code with a debugger and carefully watch what happens. Perhaps this can reveal some additional info on what's going wrong.
Maybe some of the ideas above can help you to track down the problem a little bit more. Good luck!
I am developing a FedEx shipping application and I am trying to get the scale to read either dynamically or when the user ships. I need help trying to connect and get data from a usb scale in vb.net. I know how to do it for a serialport but i have no idea for a usb. How would i go about this?
this is my serialport code that i tried getting the port name to read the usb, but it kept saying "port name does not contain COM/com in it".
Private Sub testScale()
Dim Data As String
SerialPort1.Close()
SerialPort1.PortName = "COM1"
SerialPort1.BaudRate = 9600
SerialPort1.Parity = IO.Ports.Parity.Odd
SerialPort1.DataBits = 7
SerialPort1.StopBits = IO.Ports.StopBits.Two
SerialPort1.Open()
SerialPort1.Write("W" & vbCr)
Data = SerialPort1.ReadExisting
txtOutput.Text = Data
SerialPort1.Close()
End Sub
I was able to achieve what i wanted using this site: http://www.bumderland.com/dev/USBHIDScale.html. Using the HidLibrary.dll and converting the C# code to vb.net.
How to send sms from your cellphone to any number using vb.net? I have searched over the internet including youtube but it seems that i could not find or cant figure out where to start. My CP cant event detected in the "phone and modem" in windows...
I have a perfect way to send SMS in visual basic, using AT-commands.
AT-commands:are instructed through which you can send and receive SMS messages, make calls from cell phone, and this is an example to Send a message:
Firstly:
Write this code in the top:
Imports System.IO.Ports
Imports System.IO
Secondly:
Write this code in the public class of form:
Dim SerialPort As New System.IO.Ports.SerialPort()
Dim CR As String
Thirdly:
Create a textBox(TextmsgTextBox) to write the text message, and TextBox2(MobileNumberTextBox) to enter the mobile number, and Button(SendBUT) to Send message.
And write this code in the button click event.
If SerialPort.IsOpen Then
SerialPort.Close()
End If
SerialPort.PortName = COM4
SerialPort.BaudRate = 9600
SerialPort.Parity = Parity.None
SerialPort.StopBits = StopBits.One
SerialPort.DataBits = 8
SerialPort.Handshake = Handshake.RequestToSend
SerialPort.DtrEnable = True
SerialPort.RtsEnable = True
SerialPort.NewLine = vbCrLf
Dim message As String
message = MsgRichTextBox.Text
SerialPort.Open()
If SerialPort.IsOpen() Then
SerialPort.Write("AT" & vbCrLf)
SerialPort.Write("AT+CMGF=1" & vbCrLf)
SerialPort.Write("AT+CMGS=" & Chr(34) & phoneNumBox.Text & Chr(34) & vbCrLf)
SerialPort.Write(message & Chr(26))
SentPicture.Visible = True
SentLabel.Visible = True
SentTimer.Start()
Else
MsgBox("Port not available")
End If
I Hope My Answer Was Useful To You.
Important Note
Port value change from time to another and from computer to another.
I will show you how to know port value of your device by pictures.
1:Enter to Device Manager from Control Panel.
2:Right click on the device, and choose Properties.
3:Choose Modem tap, and look for port name, and use it in your application.
I'm starting to work with a pinpad.
I need that my program find the port where the pinpad is connected without user interaction.
I tried with:
Dim searcher As New ManagementObjectSearcher("root\cimv2","SELECT * FROM Win32_SerialPort")
For Each queryObj As ManagementObject In searcher.Get()
MsgBox(queryObj("Name"))
Next
but this only give me "COM1" and "COM2" as an answer (My device is connected to COM4)
and with
Dim searcher As New ManagementObjectSearcher("root\cimv2", "SELECT * FROM Win32_PnPEntity WHERE ConfigManagerErrorCode = 0")
For Each queryObj As ManagementObject In searcher.Get()
MsgBox(queryObj("Name"))
Next
With this one I can see my device friendly name but I don´t know how to get the port (I receive the names like 'HP printer')
Any idea of how can I get the port that I need?
Thanks in advance
Based on the comments it sounds like your device is a USB device that has a driver that causes it to appear to be (emulates) a serial port attached device. In that case I would use:
My.Computer.Ports.SerialPortNames
to enumerate and loop over all serial ports. Then, one at a time try to open each one and send a command to the device that you know it responds to. Most devices have some kind of heartbeat or keep alive message that they will respond to. Whichever port you get a response on is the port you need to use.
I want to point 2 matters:
1: here is a solution i used for this problem (efficiancy corrections will be appreciated)
I used this soution i used to figure out on which port vx805 verifone pin pad was connected (has a unique device id):
Friend Class pinPadComLocater
Private Shared com As String
Private Const PNPDeviceID = "VID_11CA&PID_0220"
Private Const scope = "root\cimv2"
Public ReadOnly pinPadCom As String = Nothing
Sub New()
If isVX805PinPadConnected() Then
pinPadCom = com
Output.mainLog(Output.pinpadLocationMsg + com)
Else
Output.mainLog(Output.pinpadNotFoundMsg)
End If
End Sub
Private Shared Function queryCom(port As String) As Boolean
Dim query = "SELECT * FROM Win32_PnPEntity WHERE ClassGuid=""{4d36e978-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}"" AND DeviceID LIKE ""%" + PNPDeviceID + "%"" AND Caption LIKE ""%" + port + "%"""
Dim resp = New ManagementObjectSearcher(scope, query).Get
If resp.Count = 1 Then Return True
For Each queryObj As ManagementObject In resp
For Each prop In queryObj.Properties 'print all data for development purposes
Try
Console.writeline(prop.Name + " : " + queryObj(prop.Name).ToString)
catch ex As Exception
End Try
Next
Next
Return False
End Function
Private Shared Function isVX805PinPadConnected() As Boolean
For Each port In My.Computer.Ports.SerialPortNames
Try
If queryCom(port) Then
com = port
Return True
End If
Catch err As ManagementException
Throw New ConstraintException("An error occurred while querying for WMI data: " & err.Message)
End Try
Next
Throw New ConstraintException("Pin Pad Com Port could not be located")
Return False
End Function
End Class
2: would love more clarifiaction on that:
Then, one at a time try to open each one and send a command to the device that you know it responds to. Most devices have some kind of heartbeat or keep alive message that they will respond to
I would love to see a code example of how you send such a heartbeat check to a pinpad
I am using people count device to read the InCount, Out Count record and it is connected with my PC COM3 USB port.. I have written the code to fetch the data, I am continuously receiving the below message while reading the data..... can I have some code or idea to fetch the record?
message is.... The operation has timed out.
mycode is below:
Function ReceiveSerialData() As String
' Receive strings from a serial port.
Dim returnStr As String = ""
Dim com1 As IO.Ports.SerialPort
'SerialPort sp = new SerialPort("COM3", 115200, Parity.None, 8, StopBits.One);
Try
com1 = My.Computer.Ports.OpenSerialPort("COM3")
com1.BaudRate = 115200
com1.ReadTimeout = 10000
Do
Dim Incoming As String = com1.ReadLine()
If Incoming Is Nothing Then
Exit Do
Else
returnStr &= Incoming & vbCrLf
End If
Loop
Catch ex As TimeoutException
returnStr = "Error: Serial Port read timed out."
Finally
If com1 IsNot Nothing Then com1.Close()
End Try
Return returnStr
End Function
You must know at least the following 7 parameter settings for the device you are trying to communicate with and set your serial port properties to match.
PortName
BaudRate
Parity
DataBits
StopBits
NewLine
Handshake
Some of these you might guess (Parity is usually none, Databits is usually 8 stop bits is usually 1, handshake is often none). But Hans is correct unless you get all these set properly you will never communicate with your device. Also it is better to open your serial port once during initialization of your program and then leave it open until the program closes.