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I think you best solution is to have one BX-01 that talks to the computer and that one bx-01 can talk to a great many other bx-01's networked. --- Matt Ford <> wrote: > -------------------------- eGroups Sponsor > > Greetings! > I am new to the group and am happy to be here. I am working on a > flight > simulator (please check out the link below) and I'm a bit frustrated > with > the current I/O hardware that I'm using (called EPIC) and am looking > into > pursuing the Basic X route, so I have a few questions: > > 1. How easy is it to control a network of Basic X controllers via a > host > computer. For instance in my case, the code residing in multiple > Basic X's > would simply be for scanning switches, turning on indicators, and > networking. The actual processing of what lights to turn on, when, > and how > to react to switch changes would reside in a host program. > > 2. Is this networking ability already present in the kits? I've > read of > being able to upload programs to the Basic X's, but what about > running > things in a networked, real-time environment. > > It seems that most of the documentation simply deals with running a > network > of Basic X's talking back and forth to each other. In my application > I need > those controllers to actively chat with the Visual Basic program on > the > computer. Any thoughts, and advice, would be greatly appreciated!! > Thanks > in advance! > > Sincerely, > Matt Ford > Studio City, CA > > ===================== > Check out my Boeing 737 Sim Website at: > http://home.earthlink.net/~mattford1 > ========================================== > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __________________________________________________ /">http://mail.yahoo.com/

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