I have compiled the boost binaries correctly and followed all of the instructions, but I am getting a lot of errors, and I don't know why!
Here is my 'include' setup:

This is the code I used to test boost:
#include <boost/asio.hpp> // include boost #include <iostream> using namespace std; using namespace boost::asio; // save tons of typing // These are the values our port needs to connect #ifdef _WIN32 // windows uses com ports, this depends on what com port your cable is plugged in to. const char *PORT = "COM4"; #else // *nix com ports const char *PORT = "dev/ttyS3"; #endif // Note: all the following except BAUD are the exact same as the default values // what baud rate do we communicate at serial_port_base::baud_rate BAUD(9600); // how big is each "packet" of data (default is 8 bits) serial_port_base::character_size CSIZE(8); // what flow control is used (default is none) serial_port_base::flow_control FLOW(serial_port_base::flow_control::none); // what parity is used (default is none) serial_port_base::parity PARITY(serial_port_base::parity::none); // how many stop bits are used (default is one) serial_port_base::stop_bits STOP(serial_port_base::stop_bits::one); int main() { // create the I/O service that talks to the serial device io_service io; // create the serial device, note it takes the io service and the port name serial_port port(io, PORT); // go through and set all the options as we need them // all of them are listed, but the default values work for most cases port.set_option(BAUD); port.set_option(CSIZE); port.set_option(FLOW); port.set_option(PARITY); port.set_option(STOP); // buffer to store commands // this device reads 8 bits, meaning an unsigned char, as instructions // varies with the device, check the manual first unsigned char command[1] = { 0 }; // read in user value to be sent to device int input; cin >> input; // Simple loop, since the only good values are [0,255] // break when a negative number is entered. // The cast will convert too big numbers into range. while (input >= 0) { // convert our read in number into the target data type command[0] = static_cast<unsigned char>(input); // this is the command that sends the actual bits over the wire // note it takes a stream and a asio::buffer // the stream is our serial_port // the buffer is constructed using our command buffer and // the number of instructions to send write(port, buffer(command, 1)); // read in the next input value cin >> input; } // all done sending commands return 0; }
My errors (I can't give any info because I don't know what the mean or what causes them):
1 IntelliSense: identifier "WSA13" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\error.hpp 70 19 Test3 2 IntelliSense: identifier "WSA102" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\error.hpp 73 34 Test3 3 IntelliSense: identifier "WSA100" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\error.hpp 76 20 Test3 4 IntelliSense: identifier "WSA113" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\error.hpp 79 23 Test3 5 IntelliSense: identifier "WSA103" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\error.hpp 82 21 Test3 6 IntelliSense: identifier "WSA106" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\error.hpp 90 24 Test3 7 IntelliSense: identifier "WSA107" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\error.hpp 93 24 Test3 8 IntelliSense: identifier "WSA108" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\error.hpp 96 22 Test3 9 IntelliSense: identifier "WSA9" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\error.hpp 99 20 Test3 10 IntelliSense: identifier "WSA14" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\error.hpp 102 11 Test3 11 IntelliSense: identifier "WSA110" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\error.hpp 105 22 Test3 12 IntelliSense: identifier "WSA112" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\error.hpp 108 17 Test3 13 IntelliSense: identifier "WSA4" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\error.hpp 111 17 Test3 14 IntelliSense: identifier "WSA22" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\error.hpp 114 22 Test3 15 IntelliSense: identifier "WSA115" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\error.hpp 117 18 Test3 16 IntelliSense: identifier "WSA38" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\error.hpp 120 19 Test3 17 IntelliSense: identifier "WSA116" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\error.hpp 123 18 Test3 18 IntelliSense: identifier "WSA117" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\error.hpp 126 19 Test3 19 IntelliSense: identifier "WSA118" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\error.hpp 129 25 Test3 20 IntelliSense: identifier "WSA24" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\error.hpp 132 20 Test3 21 IntelliSense: identifier "WSA119" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\error.hpp 135 21 Test3 22 IntelliSense: identifier "WSA123" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\error.hpp 148 24 Test3 23 IntelliSense: identifier "WSA126" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\error.hpp 151 19 Test3 24 IntelliSense: identifier "WSA128" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\error.hpp 154 16 Test3 25 IntelliSense: identifier "WSA130" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\error.hpp 162 29 Test3 26 IntelliSense: identifier "WSA138" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\error.hpp 168 15 Test3 27 IntelliSense: identifier "WSA140" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\error.hpp 176 17 Test3 28 IntelliSense: identifier "WSA11001L" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\error.hpp 182 20 Test3 29 IntelliSense: identifier "WSA11002L" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\error.hpp 185 30 Test3 30 IntelliSense: identifier "WSA11004L" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\error.hpp 188 13 Test3 31 IntelliSense: identifier "WSA11003L" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\error.hpp 191 17 Test3 32 IntelliSense: identifier "BOOST_ASIO_OS_DEF_0x00000002" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\ip\resolver_query_base.hpp 66 22 Test3 33 IntelliSense: identifier "BOOST_ASIO_OS_DEF_0x00000001" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\ip\resolver_query_base.hpp 67 15 Test3 34 IntelliSense: identifier "BOOST_ASIO_OS_DEF_0x00000004" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\ip\resolver_query_base.hpp 68 20 Test3 35 IntelliSense: identifier "BOOST_ASIO_OS_DEF_0x00000008" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\ip\resolver_query_base.hpp 69 23 Test3 36 IntelliSense: identifier "BOOST_ASIO_OS_DEF_0x00000800" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\ip\resolver_query_base.hpp 70 17 Test3 37 IntelliSense: identifier "BOOST_ASIO_OS_DEF_0x00000100" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\ip\resolver_query_base.hpp 71 20 Test3 38 IntelliSense: identifier "BOOST_ASIO_OS_DEF_0x00000400" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\ip\resolver_query_base.hpp 72 26 Test3 39 IntelliSense: identifier "BOOST_ASIO_OS_DEF_0" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\ip\multicast.hpp 51 3 Test3 40 IntelliSense: identifier "BOOST_ASIO_OS_DEF_12" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\ip\multicast.hpp 52 3 Test3 41 IntelliSense: identifier "BOOST_ASIO_OS_DEF_13" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\ip\multicast.hpp 80 3 Test3 42 IntelliSense: identifier "BOOST_ASIO_OS_DEF_9" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\ip\multicast.hpp 108 3 Test3 43 IntelliSense: identifier "BOOST_ASIO_OS_DEF_10" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\ip\multicast.hpp 144 3 Test3 44 IntelliSense: identifier "BOOST_ASIO_OS_DEF_11" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\ip\multicast.hpp 181 3 Test3 45 IntelliSense: identifier "BOOST_ASIO_OS_DEF_0x0001" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\ip\tcp.hpp 126 37 Test3 46 IntelliSense: identifier "BOOST_ASIO_OS_DEF_0" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\ip\unicast.hpp 59 3 Test3 47 IntelliSense: identifier "BOOST_ASIO_OS_DEF_4" is undefined c:\libs\boost\boost_1_55_0\boost\asio\ip\unicast.hpp 60 3 Test3