Python + WinCE + serial port

[pcm]

Hi,

Has anyone ever worked on a Python-WinCE-based program that involved serial
port management ?

Regards,

Philippe

[Fuzzyman]

Re: Python + WinCE + serial port


pcm wrote:[color=blue]
> Hi,
>
> Has anyone ever worked on a Python-WinCE-based program that involved serial
> port management ?
>[/color]

Because of the size of the runtime and the fragility of the GUI
toolkits, there has been little serious development with PythonCE.
(Little not none - and it's great to have Python available.)

There is no built in support for the serial port in PythonCE (AFAIK).
Your best bet is using ctypes (for which a PythonCE port has been done)
and the microsoft API.

Fuzzyman
http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/index.shtml
[color=blue]
> Regards,
>
> Philippe[/color]

[pcm]

Re: Python + WinCE + serial port

Fuzzyman wrote:
[color=blue]
>
> pcm wrote:[color=green]
>> Hi,
>>
>> Has anyone ever worked on a Python-WinCE-based program that involved
>> serial port management ?
>>[/color]
>
> Because of the size of the runtime and the fragility of the GUI
> toolkits, there has been little serious development with PythonCE.
> (Little not none - and it's great to have Python available.)
>
> There is no built in support for the serial port in PythonCE (AFAIK).
> Your best bet is using ctypes (for which a PythonCE port has been done)
> and the microsoft API.
>
> Fuzzyman
> http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/index.shtml
>[color=green]
>> Regards,
>>
>> Philippe[/color][/color]




Thanks, does that mean that I need to write an extension to the WinCE API or
is that built-into the Python package ?

Regards,
Philippe

[Fuzzyman]

Re: Python + WinCE + serial port


pcm wrote:[color=blue]
> Fuzzyman wrote:
>[color=green]
> >
> > pcm wrote:[color=darkred]
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Has anyone ever worked on a Python-WinCE-based program that involved
> >> serial port management ?
> >>[/color]
> >
> > Because of the size of the runtime and the fragility of the GUI
> > toolkits, there has been little serious development with PythonCE.
> > (Little not none - and it's great to have Python available.)
> >
> > There is no built in support for the serial port in PythonCE (AFAIK).
> > Your best bet is using ctypes (for which a PythonCE port has been done)
> > and the microsoft API.
> >
> > Fuzzyman
> > http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/index.shtml
> >[color=darkred]
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Philippe[/color][/color]
>
>
>
>
> Thanks, does that mean that I need to write an extension to the WinCE API or
> is that built-into the Python package ?
>[/color]

(Sorry for late reply.)

There is a version of ctypes *compiled* for PythonCE (from the PythonCE
sourceforge page).

Using ctypes you should be able to use the Microsoft Win32 API to
access the serial port from *pure Python* code.

You will need to use the Microsoft docs to see which calls to make.

Fuzzyman
http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/index.shtml[color=blue]
> Regards,
> Philippe[/color]