I write a code in Delphi to initiate the com port that connected to my device and I get an Error access violation at address 0x0000
the code I write is:
unit Test_Cam;
interface
uses
Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Variants, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms,
Dialogs, StdCtrls;
type
TByteArr = array of byte;
TForm1 = class(TForm)
Button1: TButton;
Button2: TButton;
ComboBox1: TComboBox;
procedure Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
procedure Doconnect;
procedure CamOpen;
Function StrToByte(const Value: String): TByteArr;
private
{ Private declarations }
public
published
property ObjectMenuItem;
{ Public declarations }
end;
TconfigPort = record
BaudRate:Integer; // baud rate
ByteSize:Integer; // number of bits/byte, 4-8
Parity:Integer; // 0-4=no,odd,even,mark,space
StopBits:Integer; // 0,1,2 = 1, 1.5, 2
fOutxCtsFlow:Integer; // CTS Flow Control
end;
TPROGRESS_FUNC = procedure (blocks_total,blocks_done:Integer) of Object;
var
Form1: TForm1;
Function MetrocomEnterImageUpl(nport:Integer):Boolean; external 'metrocom.dll';
procedure MetrocomAcquireFullFrame(nport:Integer); external 'metrocom.dll';
Function MetrocomUploadJpeg(nPort:Integer; PROGRESS_FUNC:Tprogress_func; szFileName:string; nSubsampling:integer):Boolean; external 'metrocom.dll';
Function MetrocomExitImageUpl(nPort:Integer):Boolean; external 'metrocom.dll';
Function MetrocomInitCommunication(nPort:Integer; COMMPORTCONFIG:TconfigPort):Boolean; external 'metrocom.dll';
Function MetrocomEndCommunication(nPort:Integer):Boolean; external 'metrocom.dll';
Function camSetImageCompression(cam_handle:Integer; quality:Integer; method:Integer):Integer; external 'Camlib.dll';
Function camSetCenteredWOI(cam_handle:Integer;img_width:Integer;img_height:Integer):Integer; external 'Camlib.dll';
Function camInit(dev_interface:Integer):Integer; external 'Camlib.dll';
Function camOpenEx2(device_name:TByteArr;ctl_bus_name:Byte;Var p_dev_type:Integer; ctl_bus_type:integer; camera_type:integer;dev_bus_type:Integer):Integer; external 'Camlib.dll';
Function camClose(cam_handle:Integer):Integer; external 'Camlib.dll';
Function camFree:Integer; external 'Camlib.dll';
Function camGetOperatingMode(cam_handle:Integer; var mode:Integer):Integer; external 'Camlib.dll';
var
Config_port: TconfigPort;
m_bConnect:Boolean = false;
m_nPort,m_nInit,nPort,i,j,m_camHandle:integer;
nDeviceType:Integer = 0;
device_name:string;
szDeviceName:TByteArr;
implementation
{$R *.dfm}
function TForm1.StrToByte(const Value: String): TByteArr;
var
I: integer;
begin
SetLength(Result, Length(Value));
for I := 0 to Length(Value) - 1 do
Result[I] := ord(Value[I + 1]) ;
end;
procedure Tform1.DoConnect;
begin
m_nPort := StrToInt(ComboBox1.Text) - 1;
Config_port.BaudRate := 9600;
Config_port.ByteSize := 8;
Config_port.Parity := 0;
Config_port.StopBits := 0;
m_bConnect := MetrocomInitCommunication(m_nPort , Config_port);
end;
procedure TForm1.CamOpen;
begin
m_nInit := camInit(0);
if m_nInit < 0 then
ShowMessage('Fail to camInit.');
nPort := m_nPort + 1;
device_name := 'COM' + IntToStr(nPort) + ' baud=' + IntToStr(Config_port.BaudRate) + ' parity=' + IntToStr(Config_port.Parity) + ' data=' + IntToStr(Config_port.ByteSize) + ' stop=' + IntToStr(Config_port.StopBits);
szDeviceName := strtobyte(device_name);
for i := 0 to 4 do
begin
for j := 0 to 4 do
begin
m_camHandle := camOpenEx2(szDeviceName, 0 , nDeviceType, 0, 1, 0);
if m_camHandle < 0 then break;
end;
if m_camHandle < 0 then break;
end;
end;
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
DoConnect;
CamOpen;
camSetImageCompression(m_camHandle, 30, 0);
camSetCenteredWOI(m_camHandle, 500, 220);
end;
end.
and the documentation for the DLL file is:
MetrocomInitCommunication
Purpose:
Open the port for communication and set up the ports parameters. The communication parameters only
matter when a real COM port is used for either USB or Bluetooth virtual COM ports these settings are
ignored.
C/C++:
BOOL MetrocomInitCommunication(int i_port, COMMPORTCONFIG * p_config);
Visual Basic:
Declare Function MetrocomInitCommunication Lib "metrocom.dll" _
(ByVal i_port As Long, ByRef config As COMMPORTCONFIG) As Long
Parameters:
i_port - [in] Communication port number (0 for COM1, 1 for COM2, etc.)
p_config - [in] Port configuration structure this parameter sets baud rate and other port settings to be
used during normal communication (not during image upload)
Return value:
1 if the parameters were set successfully and the port was opened, 0 otherwise.