read data from Serial communication with DB 9 and move cursor position

[Vikas_Madhu]

Hi,

 I am doing a project using arduino board, i connected an xbee module to the board and db 9 cable from board to PC(windows). i am getting sensor values on hyperterminal of PC. Is there any way by which i can read the values from hyper terminal and do mouse operations.

Eg:   Suppose i receive letter L on hyperterminal i have to move cursor left

R- right

U-Up

D-down

C-click operation

Thanks

[RavensFan]

I wouldn't try to do anything with Hyperterminal which has become outdated and unsupported.

I would use the VISA functions already in LabVIEW to read and write to the serial port directly.  Search LabVIEW examples to find example programs for communicating with the serial port.

[Vikas_Madhu]

Thank you for your information, and do you have idea of moving cusor position with the data which has been read...?

[Vikas_Madhu]

Thank you for your information, and do you have idea of moving cusor position with the data which has been read...?

[Dennis_Knutson]

Where is the mouse supposed to be? On the desktop, inside a Windows app? If so, what is the application? On a LabVIEW front panel?

These are the sort of details that should have been included in your original question.

[Vikas_Madhu]

Actually my project is to move mouse pointer in the direction of a persons head tilt. So the windows app can we develop using LABView...?

[RavensFan]

When you talked about a cursor and hyperterminal, I thought you were talking about the cursor you'd have within a hyperterminal window, or like you'd have in Word or Notepad.  Now that you are talking about the mouse pointer, it is a little clearer.

If you can detect the mouse position, you could adjust the coordinates accordingly and some action happens, then set a new mouse position.  Right now I can't find a  means to determine or set the mouse position within a LabVIEW panel.  Of course if you want it to work even outside of LabVIEW, I doubt you'll be able to do it with a LabVIEW property or method.

Though I bet there is a means through a call to a Windows .dll such as User32 that could do that.  But, I've never tried to do it myself to be sure.

[Dennis_Knutson]

You could plot it on an xy graph. What is the click operation?

[Vikas_Madhu]

You will have some icons or folders on desktop which you need to select using head movement. Selecting these things am considering as click operation(generally double click in mouse)