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I was able to modify the first 8 resolutions but for the last 5 the drawing tool bar gets grayed out
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My task is to modify selected bits in 8 bit (char) words.
At present I have declared an array of two words.
The array gets "filled" from hardware source - I2C adapter.
I can manage to manipulate required bits using plain Boolean code - KISS.
I have found this template class " bitset " .
I have never used a template class and not sure if using it would be less code or confusion.
Since I need to pass the char pointer of the array I am not sure if changing to template class would be as obvious as passing a char array pointer.
I am open to suggestions.
Cheers
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The problem with a bitset is that you have no control over the internal representation of the bits.
- There is no way to know whether the representation is 1 bit/value or 1 byte/value (this is a quality of implementation issue)
- There is no way to know whether the underlying type is an array of chars, ints, or some other type
- There is no way to know whether bit 0 is the MSB or the LSB of the underlying type
If you are getting data from an external source, the only safe (and portable) way to read the data is as an array of char / unsigned char. Note that std::vector<> and std::array<> guarantee that the allocated memory will be contiguous, so a pointer to the zeroth element of either would be OK as well.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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I suspect what you want to use is bit-field struct members.
e.g. your device sends you 2 bytes, formatted as follows
1-2 op status code 1
3-6 op status code 2
7-12 error code
13-16 unused
You could model that as follows
struct op_status {
unsigned int status_1:2;
unsigned int status_2:2;
unsigned int error:6;
};
If you are unfamiliar with this construct a struct member like unsigned int item:2 defines a member only 2 bits wide. The type of a bit-field member should be integral, (e.g. char, short, int, etc) but can be signed or unsigned as needed.
You can use the struct members as short ints e.g
int devfd = open("/dev/a_device", O_RDWR);
struct op_status i2c_status;
read(devfd, &i2c_status, sizeof(i2c_status));
if(i2c_status.status_1 == 1) {
} else if ( i2c_status.status_1 == 2 && i2c_status.status_2 = 1) {
switch(i2c_status.error) {
case 1:
break;
case 2:
break;
...
default:
}
}
looking a <bitset>, I don't see a nice way to group the bits together to treat them as a single unit, like you can using bit-fields. Usually, bit-fields are packed together, but check your compiler documentation to make sure. Also, don't forget that bit and/or byte order coming from your device might not match your CPU, so you may need to declare various fields out-of-order with respect to the documentation.
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k5054 wrote: looking a <bitset>, I don't see a nice way to group the bits together to treat them as a single unit, like you can using bit-fields.
All the usual logical and shift operators are defined on bitsets. You can also convert a bitset to an integer type, and construct a bitset from an integer type. The major issue is the internal representation, which is implementation-defined. This is why a bitset should not be used to interface to hardware.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Thanks,
this will definitely give me a good start in using bitset, specially when I need to process more than two characters. Appreciate it.
At current I have this code to process single char.
cout << " data 0x" << hex << +data << endl;
data <<= iLSbit;
cout << " shifted data 0x" << hex << +data << endl;
int iDataBit;
for (int iBit = iLSbit; iBit != iMSbit + 1; iBit++) {
#ifdef DEBUG
cout << "processing bit " << dec << +iBit << endl;
buf[0] &= ~(1UL << iBit); #endif
iDataBit = (data >> iBit) & 1U;
#ifdef DEBUG
cout << " iDataBit " << hex << +iDataBit << endl;
#endif
if (iDataBit) {
#ifdef DEBUG
cout << "set bit @ position " << dec << iBit << endl;
#endif
buf[0] |= (1UL << iBit);
} else {
#ifdef DEBUG
cout << "clear bit @ position " << dec << iBit << endl;
#endif
buf[0] &= ~(1UL << iBit);
}
}
Since I need to read the data (hardware register ) before modifying it , then writing it back to hardware it seems simpler than using bitset.
At present I am modifying / checking single register parameter ( A/D converter input MUX ) , but in future I like to modify all parameters in single access. I think that is where bitset will do the job.
Thanks again
Cheers
Vaclav
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Not certain if this is the right place to ask.
A quick look around the office shows that we have different versions of the VC++ 2017 redistributables installed:
14.16.27012
14.12.27012
14.16.2712.6
14.15.26706.0
14.10.25017 (this is the version we install)
The version we install setup a key in the registry :
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall{e9d78d68-c26c-4da7-9158-99355d8ef3ad}
And the installer will check that key when installing (to install or not).
Questions:
Are all VC++2017 redistributables install the same registry key ?
Is there a place where I can see which key are installed for which versions of the redistributable ?
Thanks.
I'd rather be phishing!
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holy cow!!!!
That's what I was looking for.
I'd rather be phishing!
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I'm glad it helped you! 
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I have to display a Customized list control in a dialog bar and update it frequently.
I am subclassing a custom list control in my application using:
m_cLstCtrl.SubclassDlgItem(IDC_LSTCTRL_ALARM,this);
CSysWindow is the dialog bar class and have created in CMainFrm using:
if (!m_SysWnd.Create(this, IDD_DLGBAR_APPBAR, WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | CBRS_GRIPPER |CBRS_FLYBY|CBRS_TOOLTIPS | CBRS_SIZE_DYNAMIC, IDD_DLGBAR_APPBAR))
{
TRACE0("Failed to create DlgBar\n");
return -1; // fail to create
}
void CSysWindow::RecentAlarms()
{
//I am testing my List control using the below code:
m_cLstCtrl.SetColumnHeader(_T("Student ID, 100; Enroll Date, 150; Score, 80, 2"));
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{
const int IDX = m_cLstCtrl.InsertItem(0, _T(""));
m_cLstCtrl.SetItemText(IDX, 0, "");
m_cLstCtrl.SetItemText(IDX, 1, "testDate");
m_cLstCtrl.SetItemText(IDX, 2, (rand() % 51) + 50);
for (int j = 0; j < 2; j++)
m_cLstCtrl.SetItemImage(IDX, j, rand() % 5); // subitem images
}
}
When I call this function inside a thread, the application crashes by triggering a breakpoint.
void tUpdateAllViews( CMainFrame *pMainFrm )
{
while( 1 )
{
pMainFrm->UpdateAllViews();
pMainFrm->m_SysWnd.RecentAlarms();
Sleep(500);
}
}
void CMainFrame::UpdateAllViews()
{
//It also crashes when I call here as below.
m_SysWnd.RecentAlarms();
}
Whereas when I Call this function inside OnUpdate, its working
void CMainFrame::OnUpdate()
{
// TODO: Add your command handler code here
m_SysWnd.RecentAlarms();
}
which is the proper way to call this function that is in the dialog bar class "m_SysWnd.RecentAlarms();" where to call this function?
Please advice.
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manoharbalu wrote: When I call this function inside a thread, the application crashes by triggering a breakpoint.
You must not directly access the main GUI thread controls from within a secondary thread!
Instead you should PostMessage a user defined message to the main thread window notifying it that it has to do some operation(s). Within the main thread you handle this message and perform the ordered operation(s).
See also this great J.Newcomer essay: Using Worker Threads
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Good morning everyone.
I am a newbie in c++ coding and recently encountered a problem related to timer.
Note: i am with MFC, so I can use the timer from MFC. but not sure how to about it.
what I have to do is looks something like this;
if (input = 1)
{
start timer for 300ms ;
output = 1 ;
}
if ( new input within 300ms = 1)
{
restart the timer for 300ms;
output = 1;
}
if (input != 1 after 300ms || time elasped > 300ms )
{
output = 0;
}
I have a a stream of input 0 and 1 coming from an array. requirement is that after the program received an input of 1 from the array, it should give output of 1 for 300ms, if it doesn't recieve any other input that is 1 within 300ms, it would set the output to 0 but if it received and input of 1 within 300ms, it would reset the timer and give output as 1 for next 300ms.
I have never worked with timer based programming in c++. so I can't find any ideas about how to do it. If anyone can provide me an answer or point me in right direction, I would be really grateful.
Thank you very much for time replying to my query.
modified 6-Jan-19 21:04pm.
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crucial1953 wrote:
I have never worked with timer based programming in c++
Timers are not part of the native C++ language. You either have to invent your own, or use some third party library that contains one.
On a semi-related note, the clock() function should help to get you started, at last in knowing how many (milli)seconds have elapsed between two points in time.
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To do it by polling which you sort of imply with your pseudocode (It is better with interrupts if possible to trigger the 1 event).
You define an ID for the timer and a timer sample count
#define IDT_TIMER_0 WM_USER + 100
UINT sampleCount = 0;
You set the timer interval
SetTimer(IDT_TIMER_0, 10, NULL);
You do the checks in on_timer call back function and reset the sample count if you find what you wanted
void OnTimer (UINT TimerVal)
{
sampleCount++;
if (sample_whatever == 1)
{
sampleCount = 0;
} else if (sampleCount == 30)
{
sampleCount = 0;
}
}
You can use KillTimer with the id to kill the timer at any time you like
KillTimer(IDT_TIMER_0);
There are more advanced techniques like using WaitForSingleObject but we need to know more about what the 1 is coming from.
In vino veritas
modified 6-Jan-19 22:33pm.
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If you are asking about compiler theory then in terms of creating a compiler there is often a 'tokenizer' as part of the process and to a certain extent it is often compartmentalized into its own section.
If you are asking for code to do that then I can only suppose it is for a class and I suggest you get writing. Especially since such classes should only be taken by those with a significant technical degree in progress and knowing how to do that would be if not fundamental then at least significant as part of the career for that degree.
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Hi,
I Have Installed A Hook With WH_GETMESSAGE On A DLL Using MFC.But When I Send Postmessage To My Parent Window It Is Not Received...
HWND hwndmain;
static UINT snd=::RegisterWindowMessage(L"mainwnd_msg");
::PostMessage(hwndmain,snd,0,0);
The Same Message Is Declared In The Main Window To Receive The Registered Window Message And Added On register message event also But It Is Not Working Kindly Help Me I'm Not Able To Find What Is Happenning...
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Thank you For Your Reply,But My Problem Is I Have Installed A WH_GETMESSAGE Hook In a DLL.The DLL Is Loaded On To Notepad Process.The DLL Will Post The Message To Mainwindow When Key 'A' Is Pressed.The Main Window(HWND) Which Has Triggered The Hook Is Unable To Receive The "Postmessage" Posted To It.But Notepad(HWND) Is Able To receive The Postmessage Posted To It...
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I am afraid it is impossible to guess what may be happening. You will need to use your debugger to gather more information.
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First PostMessage returns a result and check the value of the message handle before the dispatch ... act like a programmer, you can easily give us a hell of a lot more information than you have.
At a guess the window you are sending it to is not active or the window you are trying to post from is a dialog in the modal state. Can't tell much beyond that you haven't explained or given us enough detail.
In vino veritas
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Hi,
I am looking for a Basic C or CPP TCP/IP Server Client sample to build around. All I can find is CSS or C# samples. My compiler was born in 1997, but is also my good and trusted friend. Something that it can digest would be appreciated.
Kind Regards,
Bram van Kampen
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There's bunches of stuff out there as a google search for C++ TCP server will show - however if you're using a '97 vintage compiler, then what OS are you using? Anything for Win10 (or even XP) may not be appropriate. If you're looking for DOS, OS/2, or something unixy, then adding those search terms should provide you with something useful.
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