Controlling LED from a PC

Using Arduino Interfacing w/ Software on the Computer
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Hi all, pretty new at this, been playing with arduino for a couple of weeks now, the arduino code seems pretty straight forward but trying to kill two birds with one stone here and also learn c++, would like to control the LED (switch on and off) on the arduino board from a pc via the usb port, anybody written a c++ windows application? If so what compiler was used and does anybody have the code? I haven’t done C++ programming in about 15 years.

Thank you in advance.

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This can be a good place for you to start

http://www.techideas.co.nz/

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I think I have the same problem too. I think Serial Communication is the best way. My post: Serial Communication through Eclipse C/C+= - Interfacing w/ Software on the Computer - Arduino Forum

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You will need something like WinAVR:

http://winavr.sourceforge.net/

And AVRDUDE:

http://www.nongnu.org/avrdude/

You can also use Firmata to do that:

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i did some in VB6, controling 16 channel relay.

If you want it, just ask, and i will give it to you, the vb6 files, the exe file, and arduino file.

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and why not using an ethernet shield? and a online database?

www.dataino.it