Stanley
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Hi,
I am planning a new project to control a small thermal plant. The programme will be required to detect certain parameters and initiate some action. For example open a valve if a water level is too low. It will also be required to take actions depending on the time of day/ day of week and accept variable signals and compare them to a predetermined set point, the difference initiating some action. In time I intend to develop a simple user interface but that is stage 2.
The programme will be run on a pc probably using Windows 7. The pc will also run other programmes as I do not expect the new project to be a heavy drain on computing power.
Many years ago I used Fortran and in the 80s became very proficient with Basic. I also used to find small DOS programmes very useful. However since then my experience is minimal.
I wondered if anyone could offer some suggestions as to the best programming language to use for such an application. It is a small voluntary project and budget is VERY limited so I cannot afford anything too exotic. I am really looking forward to developing the programme.
Many thanks,
Stanley
I am planning a new project to control a small thermal plant. The programme will be required to detect certain parameters and initiate some action. For example open a valve if a water level is too low. It will also be required to take actions depending on the time of day/ day of week and accept variable signals and compare them to a predetermined set point, the difference initiating some action. In time I intend to develop a simple user interface but that is stage 2.
The programme will be run on a pc probably using Windows 7. The pc will also run other programmes as I do not expect the new project to be a heavy drain on computing power.
Many years ago I used Fortran and in the 80s became very proficient with Basic. I also used to find small DOS programmes very useful. However since then my experience is minimal.
I wondered if anyone could offer some suggestions as to the best programming language to use for such an application. It is a small voluntary project and budget is VERY limited so I cannot afford anything too exotic. I am really looking forward to developing the programme.
Many thanks,
Stanley