Serial Communication

Are you using the MSComm control? If so, you can use VB's Chr() function to convert bytes to chars. To send the data, assign the characters to the MSComm control's .Output property. For more information on how to use the MSComm control, download this sample application from Microsoft: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=01EFE663-E0FF-4147-AA8B-AB9549605EA2&displaylang=en