WinWedge, WinWedge Pro, and TCP‑Wedge Support Center

Quick Start

• WinWedge Quick Start Guide
• TCP-Wedge Quick Start Guide

Troubleshooting

• Device data is missing or unreadable
• Identify your device’s COM Port with Device Manager
• Data appears in Analyze window but does not show up after activation
• Unrecognizable Data in the Analyze Window
• No Data Appears in the Analyze Window
• Data is automatically entered into Notepad
• COM port from adapter no longer works after upgrading to Windows 11
• WinWedge Error Messages Index
• Data cannot be entered into a UserForm in Excel
• First character is removed while using WinWedge in Keystrokes Mode
• Disabling Windows detection of Serial Mice to fix “COM Port not available” errors
• Lost Data when Running Multiple Instances of WinWedge in Microsoft Access
• Leading Zeroes are Truncated when using WinWedge in DDE Mode with Excel

Tutorials, tips, and tricks

• Common Device Settings for WinWedge Configuration
• Copy and Paste from ‘Output Field’ in Analyze Window
• Adding a date and time stamp to data
• Using the Pre-Input Character Translation Table
• Understanding Your Device’s Data
• Sending Output Commands to Your Device
• Delaying WinWedge Startup when using with TCP-Com
• Using an ASP page to send data out the serial port
• Using WinWedge with Visual Basic to Pass Serial Data to an Active Server Page
• Defining Fewer Data Fields than are Actually Recieved
• The Difference Between WinWedge and TCP-Wedge
• Converting Binary Data to Decimal
• Running WinWedge as a Windows service
• Defining Hot Keys and Actions
• Running WinWedge in the Background
• Dealing with Devices that Output Data Continuously
• Invoking Hot Keys in Other Applications
• Defining More Data Fields than Are Actually Received
• Advanced Excel Tricks: Reading large arrays of data into Excel
• Finding the First Empty Cell in a Column
• Creating a Dynamic Chart in Excel

DDE Macros

• Understanding DDE
• Introduction to Excel (and VBA) Macros
• Macros for Excel, Access, and Word
• Macros for other applications
• Code Samples for WinWedge (Visual Basic, C++, and .NET)

Excel tips

• Introduction to Excel (and VBA) Macros
• How to enable the Developer Tab in Microsoft Excel
• Creating a Dynamic Chart in Excel
• Creating a Dynamic Chart in Excel 97 – 2003
• Finding the First Empty Cell in a Column
• Advanced Excel Tricks: Reading large arrays of data into Excel

Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)

• Introduction to Excel (and VBA) Macros
• Understanding DDE
• Overview of DDE and WinWedge
• Dealing with Devices that Output Data Continuously
• “DDE Server Mode” Setup Guide
• Keystrokes Mode and DDE Mode
• Running WinWedge as a Windows service
• WinWedge DDE Commands
• DDE Command Tester
• Logging to a File While Passing Data to Other Programs via DDE
• How to enable the Developer Tab in Microsoft Excel
• Adding a date and time stamp to data
• Sending Output Commands to Your Device

About serial and network connections

• Connecting Scales, Balances, and Other Devices to PCs
• Recommended Hardware
• RS232 and Serial Communications
• What to Do if your PC has no RS232 ports
• A brief overview of TCP/IP communications
• Connecting a Serial Device to a TCP/IP network
• Connecting to a Serial or Networked Device Over the Internet
• 21 CFR 11 Compliance
• Quality Control Automation