im trying to use the firmata protocol to use serial communication with my windows 7 pc and arduino , i already tried the example application it works perfect with my arduino .But im looking for a good library or compiler to write custom applications for arduino , so i can control the arduino using my applications . I know c,c++ and c# ..i have used visual studio express editions ..sharpduino and rhyduino dont work .
You should go to the tutorial section of the Arduino site to see how the language looks like (its C++ ++)
The standard IDE should get you started, it is not a hi profile IDE but it works quite well.
If you are looking to continue using Firmata, there is a python library that supports all of StandardFirmata's commands.
It is pretty easy to use and hides all of the complexities of Firmata from your application.
For example, if you instantiate a pymata object and call it firmata, to set the mode for a digital pin to be an output and to set that pin to a one, the application code would looks as follows: