If you wanted to create a simple program on your Computer using the Parallel or Serial port as the I/O, what software would you use to write the program? I want to write a little program that sends series of code to my Computer Controlled Ham Radio, which will set. among others, the frequency and audio level. It requires a series of ASCII characters to be sent over to the radio's RS232 port containing the information in a certain format. BASIC, for example, would be fine, it is simple to use, and the program does not have to be fast. But other than MS-BASIC, I don't know if fancier versions are available. I rather stay away from C++, (or its derivatives), for it would become way too complicated to use it for the simple programs I need, and I do not know the language well enough for that.
Any suggestions any one?
Any suggestions any one?