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How To Read Serial Port Data in Excel 2007

This document provides instructions on how to read serial port data in Excel 2007 using the StrokeReader ActiveX control. It describes how to insert the control, set its properties to connect to a serial port, and use VBA code to receive incoming barcode data and write it to cells. The code accumulates incoming data, looks for line feed characters to separate barcodes, and stores the barcodes in consecutive cells as they are received. This allows Excel to read data from devices like barcode scanners in real-time.

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How To Read Serial Port Data in Excel 2007

This document provides instructions on how to read serial port data in Excel 2007 using the StrokeReader ActiveX control. It describes how to insert the control, set its properties to connect to a serial port, and use VBA code to receive incoming barcode data and write it to cells. The code accumulates incoming data, looks for line feed characters to separate barcodes, and stores the barcodes in consecutive cells as they are received. This allows Excel to read data from devices like barcode scanners in real-time.

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HowtoreadserialportdatainExcel2007
AnexamplehowtoplacetheStrokeReaderserialportActiveXonExcel2007spreadsheetandreaddatafromRS232
port,USBbarcodescannerorRS485equippedweightingmachine.

Settingupthedevelopertab
1.RunMicrosoftExcel2007usingStartbutton>AllProgramsmenu.

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2. First, we need to set up the Excel's Ribbon to show the Developertab. Click on the OfficeButton and then on
ExcelOptions.

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3. In the Popular group, check the Show Developer tab box and then press OK at the bottom of Excel Options
dialog.

HowtoinserttheserialportActiveXusingDevelopertab
1.OntheDevelopertab,clickontheInsertControlsbuttonandthenchooseMoreControls.

2.FromthecomponentlistintheMoreControlsdialog,chooseStrokeReader.

3.RightclickontheserialportobjecticonandthenchoosePropertiesfromthecontextmenu.

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4.InthePropertiesbox,set:
PortThedesiredserialportnumber(seePortsAvailablepropertyforthelistofserialportsavailableonyour
PC).
BaudRateThedatatransferspeed.9600isthemostpopularsettingfordataexchangewithbarcode
scanners.
DataModeWeareplanningtoreadonlyASCIIbasedbarcodes,sosetthispropertytoTEXTandallincoming
datawillberepresentedasusualVBtextstrings.
DataBitsThenumberofdatabits(5,6,7or8)ineachtransferredbyte.Setthevalueto8.
PARITYThedatavalidationschemeusedbytheserialport.NOPARITYisthemostcommonsetting.
STOPBITSThenumberofstopbitssent(orexpectedtobereceived)aftereachbyte.Setthisvalueto1.
ConnectedSetthistoTruetoconnecttotheserialport.Readthepropertyvaluetoseetheconnectionstatus.
TheActiveXwillautomaticallyreconnecttoUSBadapterwhenitreattachedtoPC.
NOTE: These are the most common values used to set up the data transfer with the most of barcode scanners.
Pleasealwaysconsulttoyourscannerprogrammer'smanual,ifunsure.

HowtoreceivethedatawithVBAprogram
1.DoubleclickontheserialportActiveXicon.PastethefollowingcodeintoVisualBasiceditorwindow.
DimbufAsString'Bufferforincomingserialdata
Dimcell_idxAsInteger'Therownumbercelltostoreareceivedbarcode
PrivateSubStrokeReader1_CommEvent(ByValEvtAsStrokeReaderLib.Event,_
ByValdataAsVariant)
SelectCaseEvt'CanbeEVT_DISCONNECTorEVT_DATAorEVT_SERIALEVENT

CaseEVT_DISCONNECT'ifUSBserialportadapterisjustdisconnectedfromthePC
MsgBox"Serialportconverterdisconnected"
CaseEVT_CONNECT
MsgBox"Connected"'ifRS232orRS485portadapterisjustconnectedtoUSBbus

CaseEVT_DATA'Incomingserialdata

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buf=buf+data'Incomingserialdataaccumulatedinbuf

Do
LF=InStr(buf,Chr(10))'MostofscannerssendASCII<LF>aftereachbarcode

IfLF=0ThenExitDo'WaitingforASCII<LF>tobereceived

s=Left(buf,LF1)'Copythedatabefore<LF>codeasthebarcodetext
s=Replace(s,Chr(13),"")'Somescannerscouldsend<CR><LF>.Remove<CR>ifpresent

buf=Right(buf,Len(buf)LF)'Cuttheparseddatafromthebuffer
'Thisisusefuliftheexternalhardwaresendsmultiplebarcodesinatime.

cell_idx=cell_idx+1'incrementtherownumberofcellwherethebarcodewillbestored
Cells(cell_idx,1)=s
Loop

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2.GobacktotheExcelwindowandexittheDesignmodebyclickingonDesignmodebutton:

3.ScansomebarcodesandseehowtheywillplacedintoExcelcells:

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