Import temperature and switch on/off the heater with Rev

[René Micout]

Hello JB,
Is that work with USB musical keyboard ?
René from Paris

Le 4 févr. 09 à 07:29, -= JB =- a écrit :

> You could probably do it with X10 devices.  I used to control X10  
> devices with OS 8.6.  They
> were controlled from the serial port but the new device is USB.  I  
> am writing a stack that will
> control the serial and USB ports but haven't been working on it for  
> a few months.  I was able
> to configure the ports and do some serial port stuff with the modem  
> but haven't done much
> with the usb port yet.  The older X10 took commands in a binary  
> format if I remember and I
> haven't done enough to see how the new X10 devices are controlled  
> but they've changed
> the format.  I have written some code for Revolution to convert  
> between binary, ascii, hex &
> numeric that I posted in the Scripters Scrapbook online section.  I  
> did find a program that is
> for the Mac that controls X10 devices so I know it can be done but  
> it may need a driver to
> be written so you can do it with Revolution.  Until I figure out  
> what type of info needs to be
> sent to the USB device I won't be able to test it without a driver  
> to be sure if it needs one to
> be written or not.  If you can figure out how to control an  
> external serial device from Rev the
> old device could be used instead of the new USB one.
>
> -=>JB<=-
>
>
>
> On Feb 3, 2009, at 5:41 AM, paolo wrote:
>
>> Dear friends, I had this crazy idea:
>>
>> I would like to create a Rev application to control the  
>> temperature of my room. So, I need my application  to import the  
>> temperature from a thermometer and switch on/off the heater.
>>
>> I found documentation for an affordable external device in  
>> internet : http://www.audon.co.uk/io8g.html
>>
>> It says  "Compatible with Profilab DAQ Software. " and "Can  
>> Utilize a Simple Terminal Emulator to Control All Functions"
>>
>> It says also: "Virtual COM port (VCP) drivers cause the USB device  
>> to appear as an additional COM port available to the PC.   
>> Application software can access the USB device in the same way as  
>> it would access a standard COM port. "
>>
>> Now, I have some questions:
>>
>> Can we access the USB device using  a standard COM ports from  
>> Revolution?
>>
>> Can we  have  Revolution to behave as a terminal Emulator to  
>> control all Functions?
>>
>> To summarize, do you think I can menage to control this external  
>> device from Revolution?
>>
>> Thanks a lot.
>>
>>
>>
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