153 lines
4.7 KiB
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153 lines
4.7 KiB
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-----Ruby/SerialPort-----
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-- Description --
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Ruby/SerialPort is a Ruby library that provides a class for using
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RS-232 serial ports. This class also contains low-level functions to
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check and set the current state of the signals on the line.
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The native Windows version of this library supports Microsoft's Visual C++
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and Borland's C++ compilers.
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-- Installation --
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$ ruby extconf.rb
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$ make
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$ make install
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-- Testing --
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* test/miniterm.rb
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Ruby's copy of miniterm.c !
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-- API --
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**** Class SerialPort, Parent IO ****
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** Class constants **
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VERSION -> aString (this release is "0.6")
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NONE, HARD, SOFT, SPACE, MARK, EVEN, ODD -> anInteger
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** Class methods **
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* new(port_num [, modem_parameters]) -> aSerialPort
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* open(port_num [, modem_parameters]) -> aSerialPort
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* open(port_num [, modem_parameters]) {|aSerialPort| block} -> nil
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port_num -> anInteger: port number, 0 for first port which is
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"/dev/ttyS0" on GNU/Linux and "COM1" on Windows,
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or aString: file name of the device (example: "/dev/ttyS2")
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Optional modem_parameters:
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baudrate -> anInteger: from 50 to 256000, depends on platform.
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databits -> anInteger: from 5 to 8 (4 is allowed on Windows)
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stopbits -> anInteger: 1 or 2 (1.5 is not supported)
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parity -> anInteger: SerialPort::NONE, SerialPort::EVEN,
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SerialPort::ODD, SerialPort::MARK, SerialPort::SPACE
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(MARK and SPACE are not supported on Posix)
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Raise an argError on bad argument.
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SerialPort.new and SerialPort.open without a block return an
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instance of SerialPort. SerialPort.open with a block passes
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a SerialPort to the block and closes it when the block exits
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(like File.open).
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** Instance methods **
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* modem_params() -> aHash
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* modem_params=(aHash) -> self
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* get_modem_params() -> aHash
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* set_modem_params(aHash) -> self
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* set_modem_params(baudrate [, databits [, stopbits [, parity]]])
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Get and set the modem parameters. Hash keys are "baud", "data_bits",
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"stop_bits", and "parity" (see above).
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Parameters not present in the hash or set to nil remain unchanged.
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Default parameter values for the set_modem_params method are:
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databits = 8, stopbits = 1, parity = (databits == 8 ?
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SerialPort::NONE : SerialPort::EVEN).
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* baud() -> anInteger
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* baud=(anInteger) -> self
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* data_bits() -> 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8
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* data_bits=(anInteger) -> self
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* stop_bits() -> 1 or 2
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* stop_bits=(anInteger) -> self
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* parity() -> anInteger: SerialPort::NONE, SerialPort::EVEN,
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SerialPort::ODD, SerialPort::MARK, or SerialPort::SPACE
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* parity=(anInteger) -> self
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Get and set the corresponding modem parameter.
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* flow_control() -> anInteger
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* flow_control=(anInteger) -> self
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Get and set the flow control: SerialPort::NONE, SerialPort::HARD,
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SerialPort::SOFT, or (SerialPort::HARD | SerialPort::SOFT).
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Note: SerialPort::HARD mode is not supported on all platforms.
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SerialPort::HARD uses RTS/CTS handshaking; DSR/DTR is not
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supported.
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* read_timeout() -> anInteger
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* read_timeout=(anInteger) -> self
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* write_timeout() -> anInteger
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* write_timeout=(anInteger) -> self
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Get and set timeout values (in milliseconds) for reading and writing.
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A negative read timeout will return all the available data without
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waiting, a zero read timeout will not return until at least one
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byte is available, and a positive read timeout returns when the
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requested number of bytes is available or the interval between the
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arrival of two bytes exceeds the timeout value.
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Note: Read timeouts don't mix well with multi-threading.
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Note: Under Posix, write timeouts are not implemented.
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* break(time) -> nil
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Send a break for the given time.
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time -> anInteger: tenths-of-a-second for the break.
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Note: Under Posix, this value is very approximate.
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* signals() -> anHash
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Return a hash with the state of each line status bit. Keys are
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"rts", "dtr", "cts", "dsr", "dcd", and "ri".
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Note: Under Windows, the rts and dtr values are not included.
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* rts()
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* dtr()
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* cts()
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* dsr()
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* dcd()
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* ri() -> 0 or 1
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* rts=(0 or 1)
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* dtr=(0 or 1) -> self
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Get and set the corresponding line status bit.
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Note: Under Windows, rts() and dtr() are not implemented.
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-- License --
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GPL
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Guillaume Pierronnet <moumar@netcourrier.com>
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Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu>
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