VB Templates for Gadgeteer

NETMF & Gadgeteer
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I ran the installer for the 4.3 templates I found at codeplex. But it didn’t add anything to the list for VB, although I can see C# templates for Mainboard, Module, etc.

Any plans to have a full set of VB templates in the future? Any reason why Module development in VB would NOT be feasible?

It seems us VB guys can’t get any respect, even though I got my start with VB ver 1.0 (not counting Dartmouth Basic on a PDP 8, or even GWBASIC on a 80286 PC). At work, they have started shifting to C# even though there is no strong technical reason to do so, since both VB and C# compile to the same CLR. The real reason: C# developers are considered “pros”, whereas us VB developers are using a “toy” compiler and are amateurs - what hogwash! The only reason to prefer C# is because you like curly brackets, semi-colons, and case-sensitivity. :wall:

As for the issue at hand, how can I do VB Module development without a Project Template? Maybe I could start with a Plain NetMF Class and add the necessary Gadgeteer references?

John

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Vb is supported. Just follow the steps in the main gadgeteer support page. Uninstall everything else you may have installed earlier please.

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[quote=“dmr6124”]
I ran the installer for the 4.3 templates I found at codeplex. But it didn’t add anything to the list for VB, although I can see C# templates for Mainboard, Module, etc.[/quote]
Yes, you won’t get it.

You need to ask this question here: http://gadgeteer.codeplex.com/workitem/list/basic
I think you will not see it done any time soon.

No reason, I have converted those C# templates to VB and it was working just fine. It was not as easy as I have expected though.

I feel your pain, I really do… :cry:

Convert C# template to VB template.

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@ Gus - you are wrong, he is talking about [em].NET Gadgeteer Builder Templates[/em].

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I did all that, only 2 weeks ago. Has anything changed since then? And to reiterate, I am not asking about regular Gadgeteer Application development, but specifically about the Gadgeteer MODULE project type. My VB Project List definitely has just one option: .Net Gadgeteer Application, whereas C# adds Mainboard, Module, and Kit.

I am using VS2013 Community, if that makes any difference.

John

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I see. You are crashing your own module and need top build your own driver for it. Yes only C# is officially supported for that but using vb is not impossible.

What mind of module are though creating?

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Crashing==creating
Resolves to
TRUE

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My project is for the AD9850 DDS chip - a Frequency Generator. It would use a Y socket, and would be non-commercial for sharing among Radio Amateurs (I am K7NFL). There are lots of projects like this for Arduino, PIC, and even mbed. But nothing for NETMF as far as I know.

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@ suitable1 - I should start reading what I write before I hit submit :slight_smile:

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@ dmr6124 - I have looked into this before and was very interesting. It is nothing that I have done in the past and I needed to do more reading.

For a starter, you do not need an installer for your driver. It should be easy to use vb. Start by looking at the other drivers source code.

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@ Gus - another idea is to do a Gadgeteer version of LXARDOSCOPE. Not really for myself, since I already have a Saelig DSO, but simply as a challenge. If you can do it with an Arduino Uno, it should be possible with a Spider.

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Another good idea but generating signals is more fun than capturing them.

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How long have you been posting again, Gus? :wink: