Controlling VelBus via PC

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Hello,
Some questions:

  1. To send and receive commands in VelBus a computer program (in visual basic) needs to send strings like referred in the VelBus protocol?
  2. Is there any available “bridge” between computer programs and the VelBus protocol?
  3. Which can be the average time that a highest priority command needs to go from a module like VMB8PB until it can be detected in a computer linked via VMB1USB.

Best regards.

Alberto

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If you are looking for a library to write your own applications, please read these posts:

“Velbus Serial Communications Library for .NET (2.0+)”
“Velbus Protocol Explained!”

I’m not sure what you mean by 3., if you press a button on the VMB8PB, it will send out a packet which will almost instantly be received by your computer. Or are you planning on doing time-critical applications?

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Hello,
Your answer covers my doubts for now. Thanks.

Best regards.
Alberto

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If you want to experiment or see some packets in action, i’d suggest trying the existing VelbusLink application. It shows all packet traffix in binary format. Handy if you’re developing or debugging.

Have fun