From: max@athealey.com.au   
      
   I have written a number of applications that control various bits of   
   hardware via serial data. using VB6 and the comm. control   
      
   now some one has asked me to do one for a specific piece of equipment, the   
   protocol calls for 9600 8 N 1 all cool there,   
      
   Then it specifies the following   
      
   Baud Rate        9600   
   Startbit             Low   
   8 Data Bits       Least Significant Bit first   
   No Parity          N/A   
   Stop Bit            High   
      
   It also states that "the unit will sample the value on the third forth and   
   fifth bits the value accepted is the value that was seen in two of the three   
   samples."   
      
   Then there is a list of hex commands eg 11 do this B2 do that.   
      
      
   My questions are as follows.   
      
   1: Am I correct in assuming the comm. control will take care of the start   
   and stop bits ?   
      
   2: From the above would I be correct in assuming that all I need to do is   
   send B2 (for example) to the unit 3 times to get it to work   
      
   EG:   
       comm1.output = &HB1   
      
   will the comm. control output that lsb first?   
      
   I know I will have to do some testing but am looking for some one to confirm   
   or otherwise that I am on the right track   
      
   Thanks in advance.   
      
      
   Max   
      
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