Replacement for USBC_CDC (deprecated in GHI.Premium.USBClient 4.2)

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Hi,

I’m wanting to do some simple 2 way IO between my PC and Spider via USB.
Have read a number of codeshare and wiki items on this - e.g. GHI Electronics – Where Hardware Meets Software
but the USBC_CDC class has been deprecated in the premium library in v4.2.

Is there a replacement available that will present as a com port on the PC - i.e. trying to keep the PC side as simple as possible as well.

Thanks
Rob

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Hi Rob,

You could just use a http://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/287 to talk to the PC

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CDC is still fully supported. CDC+ debugging si the one that was removed.

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Hi Gus,

I’m missing something then, sorry.

From the GHI library doco http://www.ghielectronics.com/downloads/NETMF/Library%20Documentation%20v4.2/Premium/Index.html:

Creates USB Client CDC (Virtual COM Port).
Namespace: GHI.Premium.USBClient
Assembly: GHI.Premium.USBClient (in GHI.Premium.USBClient.dll) Version: 4.2.7.0 (4.2.7.0)

C#
[ObsoleteAttribute(“Not Supported”)]
public class USBC_CDC

And my code (below):

using GHI.Premium.USBClient;

namespace GadgeteerApp1
{
    public partial class Program
    {

        USBC_CDC cdc;

        // This method is run when the mainboard is powered up or reset.   
        void ProgramStarted()
        {
            cdc = USBClientController.StandardDevices.StartCDC();

emits the warning:
Warning 1 ‘GHI.Premium.USBClient.USBC_CDC’ is obsolete: ‘Not Supported’ C:\Users\robmaw\AppData\Local\Temporary Projects\GadgeteerApp1\Program.cs 20 18 GadgeteerApp1

is this a warning I can ignore? - i.e. it is not complaining about the StartCDC() call, just the variable declaration of cdc as a USBC_CDC.

Thanks

5

I am not sure but will check for you.

6

You can use this, and there should be no problem. This was added while we were reviewing the libraries, as it is still under review.

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