J joedarock Member Licensed User Longtime User Sep 29, 2014 #1 I have a tablet running Android 4.3. Is there any way and/or example for how to establish a serial link between the tablet and my Windows PC using the PC's USB port? Thanks Joe
I have a tablet running Android 4.3. Is there any way and/or example for how to establish a serial link between the tablet and my Windows PC using the PC's USB port? Thanks Joe
Erel B4X founder Staff member Licensed User Longtime User Sep 29, 2014 #2 You can use UsbSerial library for that. http://www.b4x.com/search?query=UsbSerial Upvote 0
J joedarock Member Licensed User Longtime User Sep 29, 2014 #3 Erel said: You can use UsbSerial library for that. http://www.b4x.com/search?query=UsbSerial Click to expand... Thanks for the reply Erel. I did that and got the example to compile and connect to an FTDI device. However, when I connect the tablet directly to the PC's USB port, I get the error message "Error opening USB port". Should I expect the tablet to appear in Device Manager's COM Port section? Joe Upvote 0
Erel said: You can use UsbSerial library for that. http://www.b4x.com/search?query=UsbSerial Click to expand... Thanks for the reply Erel. I did that and got the example to compile and connect to an FTDI device. However, when I connect the tablet directly to the PC's USB port, I get the error message "Error opening USB port". Should I expect the tablet to appear in Device Manager's COM Port section? Joe
Erel B4X founder Staff member Licensed User Longtime User Sep 30, 2014 #4 The UsbSerial solution will not work when the device is connected directly to the PC USB port. If USB debug mode is enabled then you can create a TCP connection with ADB instead. Upvote 0
The UsbSerial solution will not work when the device is connected directly to the PC USB port. If USB debug mode is enabled then you can create a TCP connection with ADB instead.
