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How can I receive and send data on a RS485 9-bit multidrop bus (MDB) as used in vending machines?
Applies to: Docklight (all versions), Article ID: dl_faq046 The MDB MultiDropBus protocol features a 9th data bit called “mode...
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Can I use Docklight Scripting to test my HID game controller?
Applies to: Docklight (all versions), Article ID: dl_faq047 Turns out you can, since such devices are not reserved for...
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Can I use a USB-to-Serial adapter (or any other interface board/adapter) with Docklight?
Applies to: Docklight (all versions), Article ID: dl_faq003 If the device appears as a COM port in Windows (which...
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How can I scan / detect the communication parameters of an existing data link? (Baud Rate scan, Data Bits, Stop Bits, Parity)
Applies to: Docklight Tap Pro / Docklight Tap 485, Article ID: dl_faq048 Our advanced serial data monitoring hardware “Docklight...
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How can I monitor RS232 connections with guaranteed time-tagging accuracy? How can I accurately monitor RS232 status line changes during communication?
Applies to: Docklight / Docklight Scripting / Docklight Pro Monitor (all versions), Article ID: dl_faq041 “Docklight Tap Pro” is...
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How can log the communication between my PC application and a COM port / RS232 device? How can I use Docklight to capture the communication to a Windows COM port (“COM port sniffer”)?
Applies to: Docklight and Docklight Scripting (all versions), Article ID: dl_faq049 Docklight does not have the ability to monitor...
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How can I connect to Windows Named Pipes?
Applies to: Docklight Scripting, Article ID: dl_faq039 “Named Pipe Client” support is now included in Docklight Scripting. Use the...
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How can I simulate Modbus RTU master frames? How can I detect Modbus RTU frames and evaluate or simulate Modbus slave telegrams?
Applies to: Docklight and Docklight Scripting (all versions), Article ID: dl_faq050 Using the example project below, you can easily...
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How can I send (transmit) on more than one channel (COM port, TCP) at the same time? How can I receive data from multiple COM ports / multiple connections?
Applies to: Docklight Scripting, Article ID: dl_faq036 Docklight Scripting V2.3 or higher supports and additional communication channels, as an...
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How can I read data from a measurement device (multimeter, voltage meter, distance meter, and others) using my PC? Can you make me an example for data readout using Docklight?
Applies to: Docklight and Docklight Scripting (all versions), Article ID: dl_faq051 We have collected example projects for specific measurement...