Probably a no, but I currently control a function generator connected via USB and Python on my PC. Just send it standard ASCII strings.I use it to make calibration tapes. Goes like this, play a short voice Wav file, set the function gen via USB to the desired setting and then start the recorder via serial. I don’t have the Picocalc yet but reading the docs serial and wav playing are no a problem. Is using the USB port on the Picocalc an option to do this? If so I can move the who thing to Picocalc control. The only other I/O on the function gen is Lan . Thanks,
I have a standard RS-232 port using a cheap TTL to RS-232 converter (see below) The USB port can’t be used to connect to a real RS-232 device, only a PC, tablet or smartphone via their USB port.
Thanks Tom, my stuff with real RS232 ports is not a problem. I have one piece of gear that only has a USB port, no rs232. That’s the one I need to send text strings to. In Python on a PC I use the VISA libraries to do that.
