PC Interfaces under Windows

PC Interfaces can be used for more than just the printer, mouse, modem and joystick! While it was relatively easy to directly access PC interfaces using a DOS computer, under Windows things are not all that simple. This book shows you how it can be done.

The construction and operation of programs and circuits for the following applications are extensively described:
- control circuits
- measurement equipment
- analogue/digital converters
- EPROM programmer
- storage oscilloscope
- I2C applications
- making measurements with the sound card
- making measurements with a video capture card
- asynchronous serial data transmission
- and many more

In addition to exact, practically oriented descriptions of the traditional PC interfaces (what can they do and how they are addressed via software), the authors describe the DIY construction and programming of a number of highly interesting circuits, all of which can be connected to the PC ports. It is not necessary to open up the PC for any of these projects.
The applications described in this book are based on 32-bit operating systems (Windows 95/98). The preferred programming languages are Visual Basic and Delphi.

The CD-ROM contains all the example programs in VB5, Delphi 3 or Delphi 4, with all source files in executable form. PORT.DLL is also included. In addition, there are two complete application programs on the CD-ROM:
COMPUNI.EXE - a universal interface application program
SSCAN.EXE - a complete oscilloscope application for the sound card