C / C++ / MFC

thathvamsi wrote:

I need to send a packet from the PC to the microcontroller at regualr intervals, say every 'x' secs.

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thathvamsi wrote:

Can you give me some code snippet that would help me.
For every x secs, there has to be a packet sent to the microcontroller.

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CWnd::OnTimer<br />
The framework calls this member function after each interval specified in the SetTimer member function used to install a timer.<br />

bool IsPointInCircle(int cx, int cy, int cr, int x, int y)
{
   int xp = x-cx;
   int yp = y-cy;
   return (xp*xp+yp*yp)<=(cr*cr);
}

CRgn rgn;<br />
rgn.CreateEllipticRgn(left, top, right, bottom);<br />
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if (rgn.PtInRegion(point))<br />
{<br />
   ...<br />
}

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