Note: The text below uses an older version of the phidget drivers. Therefore the examples provided might not directly be compatible with newer verisons of the tools and drivers that you are using. For more information see www.phidgets.com (not supported at TU/e). 

Introduction

Visual Basic for Applications is the choice, if you want to integrate phidgets in an existing application or website.  Visual Basic is not supported at the department of industrial design. Only use VBA in emergency situations.

Flash movies can also be embedded in html and offer much more opportunities for implementing intelligence in a scene.

• Installation
• Documentation
• Demo projects

Installation [top]

In order to use phidgets in VBA you have to install the following software:

• Phidget drivers and PhidgetWebService
  [Last Revision Date: May 26, 2006, Phidget.DLL version 2.0.8, Phidget20.DLL version 1.0.6]
  Installs libraries on your Windows 2000 or XP computer. This includes the COM Library, C API Library, .NET Library, and the PhidgetWebService. Adds a program to your system tray where you can configure you PhidgetWebService and check usefull diagnostic information.

In order to use the components of the phidget vba library, the Phidget WebService Manager must be running. Click on the Phidget WebService icon in the taskbar to show the control panel:

In the control panel you can start the service manually by pressing the start button or select to start the manager automatically when starting windows (recommended). Port and password fields can be left unchanged.

Documentation [top]

Please use the examples above and the documentation on the official phidget website to obtain more info.

Demo projects [top]

• Using phidgets in HTML (Internet Explorer).
  Unzip files, open in internet explorer.
• Using phidgets in Excel and Access (note: enable macro's : tools > options > security > ask)

Question: How can I implement my own phidget flash application?

There are no plans to create a demo template for VBA. Please use the examples above and the documentation on the official phidget website to obtain more info.

 

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