Coding advice

Aerozord · 01-07-2017, 03:43 PM

Ok no idea how good people are at actual coding here but figured I'd ask. I'm playing with a circuit board to turn valves on and off in sequence at certain times. Back when I was in engineering we made stuff like that and it was easy. However the program I used is obsolete, cant find it anymore (it was a version of visual basic I believe). I have found lots of different software writing programs, and tutorials, but none that match each other. I tried doing a google search for the program I have but the tutorials that show up tell me to select things that just aren't there.

I'm at a complete lose, I've been trying things for weeks and am desperate at this point. Hell if you know someone that can just make the program I'll even pay for it. I just want this thing done.

Gregness · 01-09-2017, 06:02 PM

Can you tell me a little more about your target hardware? For small projects like this I know Arduino microcontrollers are popular, and assembly and C are well-suited to stuff like that. Java is also an option that wouldn't need you specifically to know as much about your hardware, but you'd need to find a JVM for your hardware.

Aerozord · 01-11-2017, 02:27 PM

Oh crap I forgot that stuff. Its a velleman VM110. Using windows 7 SP1

01-07-2017, 03:43 PM	#1
Aerozord So we are clear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Former murder capital of the world Posts: 13,824	Coding advice Ok no idea how good people are at actual coding here but figured I'd ask. I'm playing with a circuit board to turn valves on and off in sequence at certain times. Back when I was in engineering we made stuff like that and it was easy. However the program I used is obsolete, cant find it anymore (it was a version of visual basic I believe). I have found lots of different software writing programs, and tutorials, but none that match each other. I tried doing a google search for the program I have but the tutorials that show up tell me to select things that just aren't there. I'm at a complete lose, I've been trying things for weeks and am desperate at this point. Hell if you know someone that can just make the program I'll even pay for it. I just want this thing done. __________________ "don't hate me for being a heterosexual white guy disparaging slacktivism, hate me for all those murders I've done."

01-09-2017, 06:02 PM	#2
Gregness Never give up. Never give in. Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 1,034	Can you tell me a little more about your target hardware? For small projects like this I know Arduino microcontrollers are popular, and assembly and C are well-suited to stuff like that. Java is also an option that wouldn't need you specifically to know as much about your hardware, but you'd need to find a JVM for your hardware. __________________ A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. - Robert Heinlein

01-11-2017, 02:27 PM	#3
Aerozord So we are clear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Former murder capital of the world Posts: 13,824	Oh crap I forgot that stuff. Its a velleman VM110. Using windows 7 SP1 __________________ "don't hate me for being a heterosexual white guy disparaging slacktivism, hate me for all those murders I've done."