C# TI-83+ linking library - Got a blacklink?

DigiTan · Post by **DigiTan** » Fri 21 Oct, 2005 2:04 am

Well, I've gotta admit I'm not even 100% sure of what C# is much less what it can do, so this is pretty interesting. To answer the original questions, I've got the El CheapoÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚Â¢ Brand homemade cables...in flavors serial and parallel. ...And I'd find it useful because none of the damned things work anymore.

Post by **tr1p1ea** » Fri 21 Oct, 2005 2:46 am

C# is basically microsofts attempt to destroy java.

necro · Post by **necro** » Fri 21 Oct, 2005 2:48 am

I have the silver cable...so support it...I command you...muhahahah

lecks · Post by **lecks** » Fri 21 Oct, 2005 3:46 am

REMOVED

Post by **benryves** » Fri 21 Oct, 2005 11:19 am

The blacklink I mean is the serial cable (9-pin DB9 connector) which doesn't deal directly with the RS232 protocol. The grey link converts RS232 serial to the TI protocol, the blacklink has to do this in software.
Well, it looks like not many have this cable... but at the very least, I'll have a decent linking program for myself to use

I've discovered some odd things - it is possible to dump down groups/applications from the calculator and collect them all into a single .8x? file (the file spec allows for multiple variables in a single file). If you then open the file in, say, FastLink, you can send the data over - but it ends up doing odd things, like sticking apps and groups in RAM, and trying to ungroup/archive them does even odder things.

tr1p1ea wrote:C# is basically microsofts attempt to destroy java.

That would be more like J#. Not C#.

One advantage of C# over Java is that it compiles to machine code, and doesn't run on a VM (well, nearly - the code is compiled to MSIL which is then JIT compiled when you run it for the first time by the .NET framework).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_Sharp
It's a real pleasure to work with.

CoBB · Post by **CoBB** » Fri 21 Oct, 2005 12:41 pm

tr1p1ea wrote:C# is basically microsofts attempt to destroy java.

I wouldn't shed a tear for it.

threefingeredguy · Post by **threefingeredguy** » Fri 21 Oct, 2005 3:49 pm

Java is so easy that I use it to pseudo code TI BASIC and ASM.

lecks · Post by **lecks** » Fri 21 Oct, 2005 4:34 pm

REMOVED

MissingIntellect · Post by **MissingIntellect** » Fri 21 Oct, 2005 6:33 pm

I lost my serial link...I've been using my ancient hack-job parallel link with TiLP...

Andy_J · Post by **Andy_J** » Fri 21 Oct, 2005 7:31 pm

lecks wrote:when i was in 6th grade i taught myself html so i could make a web site

HTML isn't programming, it's markup (Hypertext Markup Language)...

CoBB · Post by **CoBB** » Fri 21 Oct, 2005 8:09 pm

At that age I haven't even heard about HTML. Actually, I haven't heard about the Internet as a whole...

Oops, sorry, Ben, wrong topic.

KevinJB · Post by **KevinJB** » Fri 21 Oct, 2005 8:36 pm

when i was in 6th grade i taught myself html so i could make a web site

*looks around* Where the hell did that come from? Anyone and everyone can argue how brilliant they are: I was using C++ in fifth grade. Does that mean I'm a genius? Hardly: I started Java this school year and already I'm much better [than C++] at it. Furthermore, when learning z80 (8th grade) I read a tutorial written by a seventh grader. I know enough to see mistakes in his code now.

Java syntax I like better than C++, if only Java could compile nicely to .exe like C++ and was just as fast; plus had all the proper OOP power... *sighs*.

Any progress on this, Ben? I'd certainly be interested in it, even if I would have to learn C# in order too

. I've always wanted a way to communicate PC -> Calc, but I don't know enough about the hardware to do so.

Timendus · Post by **Timendus** » Fri 21 Oct, 2005 9:05 pm

Hmm, that's interesting indeed Ben

I have a parallel homemade link cable. Shouldn't be too much trouble to add an option for it, since that also requires the program to implement the protocol.
Anyway, I don't think I'd use it any time soon, since I'm still *planning* to learn more C/C++ and haven't even touched C# yet

DigiTan · Post by **DigiTan** » Fri 21 Oct, 2005 9:16 pm

Rezek wrote:*looks around* Where the hell did that come from?

People seem to enjoy turning programming language topics into their personal resumÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â© one way or another. I blame the devil.

Anyway, if this linking program supported (better) link debugging, that would especially cool. I know this suggestion is probably too soon, but those vague one-liner error messages they have in other link progs just doesn't cut the mustard.

KevinJB · Post by **KevinJB** » Fri 21 Oct, 2005 9:22 pm

Now what I would like to see is one that doesn't attempt to see if a calc is on the other end when it sends over the link cable. *Shakes fist at TI-Connect*

MaxCoderz

C# TI-83+ linking library - Got a blacklink?

Do you own the black serial link?