Articles Tagged “Device Integration”
6 articles tagged “Device Integration”, newest first.
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How to Work with USB Devices from a Windows App — Choosing Between virtual COM, HID, WinUSB, and Vendor SDKs
A comparison of four ways to control equipment and USB devices from a Windows application: virtual COM port, HID, WinUSB, and vendor SDKs. We cover whether a...
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Locking Down Business Terminals with Kiosk Mode — Choosing Between Assigned Access and Shell Launcher, and Designing for Operation
How to build a Windows terminal dedicated to a single application, such as a reception kiosk or a device operator panel. Covers the differences between Assig...
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Windows Time Synchronization (w32time) and Business Systems — Solving "The Log Timestamps Don't Match" from the Mechanism Up
Why do timestamps drift between a device and a PC? This article explains it from the mechanics of the Windows Time service (w32time): the default behavior in...
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Windows App Outsourcing and Contract Development: What to Sort Out Before You Ask
Before commissioning Windows app outsourcing or contract development, here is how to sort out existing software modification, device integration, COM/ActiveX...
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Best Practices for Checking and Displaying External Device State - Designing Beyond a Single 'Connected'
In device-integration apps, collapsing state into a single 'Connected' invites misleading displays. We work through detection, responsiveness, operational re...
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Serial Communication App Pitfalls - Through Reconnection and Log Design
The serial communication app pitfalls you want to avoid in device integration and instrument control, organized from a practical perspective: framing, timeou...