HouseBot

Scott,

is there any way to have received data1, received data2, etc. the generic serial plugin worked fine with only one device, but now I have a dvd changer that I'd like to retrieve data from also...





erie

Erie,



For your DVD, you can create entirely new definitions: For example:

• - Create new 'Generic Serial Module' Hardware Interface.
  - Select 'Create New Definition' as the 'Hardware Definition'
  - Name the Definition something to identify your DVD player.
  - Configure the specific serial commands for the DVD player.
  - Then create a new Device Definition for the DVD player. You do this from the main menu (Settings/Configure Generic Serial...). Then choose 'Device/New Device Definition'.
  - Add the appropriate Properties for the Device and save the definition.
  - Restart HouseBot.
  - Add the new Device and associate it with the new Hardware definition.
  - Map the commands from the Device to the Hardware commands.

Hope this helps. If I misunderstood, fill me in with more specifics.



Scott

scott, already did that, however, the recieved data property is that of both the dvd and projector at the same time.

Erie,



Even though they share the same Property, each instance should maintain its own unique value.



But you can still create a new Property by using a user definable Property in the Device Definition and naming it anything you want.



Scott

ok, and then how would I make the property contain received data? (unfortunately, this probably borders on writing a driver for it, but the last programming I did involved toggling octal into my pdp8 many years ago)

Erie,



Unfortunately I've not had a chance to write a PDP SDK



I finally understand your dilemma. What if I add a setting on the Hardware Interface that specifies the name of the Device to send the received data to?



Scott

as long as there's a way to differentiate the data being returned, that'd be great. On a related note, any ideas for playlist lookup, e.g. changer returns disc 10 playing, set disc # property to 10 and have a property that changes relative to the disc #, disc title for example.



erie

Since I was into the code to answer your question, I went ahead and added the option. It will be in the next update (this week sometime).



I guess I would recommend a script (Script Device) for the playlist lookup. The script would execute whenever the Disk# Property changes (using a Task). It would then lookup the disk details (wherever you store that) and update the appropriate Properties on the Device.



Scott

Erie,



In the latest HouseBot (1.30), the Generic Serial Hardware Interface now has the ability to specify which Device it will send its incoming data to.



Scott

scott, great work, (I hope, have yet to go home and play with it...)