Free serial interfaces software for linux

Class::Interfaces is a Per module for defining interface classes inline.

SYNOPSIS

# define some simple interfaces
use Class::Interfaces (
Serializable => [ pack, unpack ],
Printable => [ toString ],
Iterable => [ iterator ],
Iterator => [ hasNext, next ]
);

# or some more complex ones ...

# interface can also inherit from
# other interfaces using this form
use Class::Interfaces (
BiDirectionalIterator => {
isa => Iterator,
methods => [ hasPrev, prev ]
},
ResetableIterator => {
isa => Iterator,
methods => [ reset ]
},
# we even support multiple inheritance
ResetableBiDirectionalIterator => {
isa => [ ResetableIterator, BiDirectionalIterator ]
}
);

# it is also possible to create an
# empty interface, sometimes called
# a marker interface
use Class::Interfaces (
JustAMarker => undef
);

This module provides a simple means to define abstract class interfaces, which can be used to program using the concepts of interface polymorphism.

Serial Over IP is a tool for the transport of serial interfaces over UDP/IP. It is very usefull for connecting distant equipment that run via a serial interfaces to a local computer.


One linux will be server and one will be client. On the server you can start the program typing the following command:

bash# serialoverip -d /dev/ttyS0 9600-8n1 -s 127.0.0.1 3000

... and on the client:

bash# serialoverip -c 127.0.0.1 3000 -d /dev/ttyS1 9600-8n1

In both commands the IP address is the server IP. Note that you have to start the server first, and it will be efectively be running only after the first packet received from the client.

IOC::Proxy::Interfaces is a IOC::Proxy subclasss to proxy objects with a given interface.

SYNOPSIS

use IOC::Proxy::Interfaces;

my $proxy_server = IOC::Proxy->new({
interface => AnInterface,
# ... add other config values here
});

$proxy_server->wrap($object);
# our $object is now proxied, but only the
# methods which are part of the interface
# will work, all others will throw exceptions

$object->method_in_interface(); # works as normal

$object->method_not_in_interface(); # will thrown an exception

This is a subclass of IOC::Proxy which allows for the partial proxing of an object. It will only proxy the methods of a given interface, all other methods will throw a IOC::MethodNotFound exception. This could be used to (in a very weird way) emulate the concept of upcasting in Java, it is also somewhat like the idea of using interfaces with Dynamic Proxies in Java as well (see the article link in "SEE ALSO").

This proxy can be useful if you need to have an object strictly conform to a particular interface in a particular situation. The interface class is also pushed onto the proxies @ISA so that it will respond to UNIVERSAL::isa($object, Interface) correctly. Keep in mind that there is no need for the object being proxied to have the interface in its @ISA prior to being proxied. The proxy is dynamic and only requires that the object conform to the interface when it is being wraped but the proxy object.

LibSerial provides a collection of C++ classes that allow one to access serial ports on POSIX systems like standard C++ iostream objects.

Member functions are provided for setting various parameters of the serial ports such as the baud rate, character size, flow control and others. LibSerials idea is to simplify serial port programming on POSIX systems.

When you have installed the above tools, run the following commands:

Installation:

./configure
make
make install

Note: The html documentation will not be installed by "make install". I will fix this in the future release.

ippfp is an easy-to-use library which provides oo-methods for creating and rendering user interfaces in PHP independently from output format. It features HTML, GTK, PDF and ncurses.
You can create input masks such as forms for databases or other user interfaces. ippfp features abstraction, elements can be accessed like data structures, they have values and various attributes.
For me ippfp is a construction kit to build software quickly.
Another purpose could be the automatically generation by software.
You can select one of these packages to display:
- HTML
- PDF
- GTK
- ncurses
Available elements:
- button
- checkbox
- choice
- fopen (file open)
- grid
- image
- label (readonly text)
- link
- multiplechoice
- password
- radio
- text
- textarea
- table
The library puts the elements together in a frame. For HTML a HTML page will be created which contains the elements, GTK and ncurses have appropriate windows. The data of elements will be stored in session variables.
One does not need to care for details of formats like HTML-tags or GTK-classes. For navigating within a program the button element should be used. To arrange elements the elements "grid" or rather "table" are the right choices.
Elements are created with the "create"-functions which are members of the ippfp main instance and returns objects respective to the goal. To make them visible they will be grouped in a "view" which will be given to the ippfp main instance for processing.
This is a flexible way because an existing element can be used in several views. Thus, elements will be included by reference, not by copy. The advantages are: if an element is in a state, it is independent from the current view and related informations are available globally.
For example: create a text element:
$myText = $ippfp->createText("default", 20, "my_text");
...
echo $myText->getValue();
Your code should be organised into php functions. For example if a button is used, it calls the function given as attribute. It is expedient to integrate your views into this functions.
Enhancements:
- switched from html to xhtml, format identifier is XHTML
- a simple debug function added, for internal debugging, writes messages into a file (usefull for ncurses)
- pdf passes the "tabellentest", tables and grids can extend over a big number of pages, and can contain big text
- some bugfixes in xhtml and pdf

rcoaster is an advanced playlist manager and play controller.

MP3s and Oggs can be added and queued using one of two Web interfaces, or a shell scripting interface, enabling you to integrate with any environment. A GNOME panel applet for play control is also included.

TraffAcct is a platform for gathering network traffic data for use in link volume calculations or billing. TraffAcct can be used to monitor the traffic usage of many network interfaces include Ethernet, serial, ATM, and Frame Relay. It can also be used to account for traffic on virtual connections such as Dialup ISDN, IP Accounting, and VPDN connections (adsl for example).

This product runs on UNIX / Linux only.

Perform the following
./configure
make

That will install the software in the location you specified. It will also localise all scripts and files for your system (i.e. location of the installed software, location of Ember etc).

To access the web interface you must link from your document tree to the installation directory using something like
ln -s /usr/local/traffacct/www /usr/local/apache/htdocs/traffacct

The data acquisition poller must be run at regular intervals. It is recommended that you run the poller every 5 minutes from cron. Depending on the format of your crontab file, you should add something like the following
#
# TraffAcct
#
*/5 * * * * root /usr/local/traffacct/poller
Details for configuring devices, circuits and users is contained in the users guide. There are also some sample configuration files in the sample-config directory.

Device::SNP is a Perl extension for the GE Fanuc SNP-X serial protocol as used by GE Fanuc DataPanel data terminals. See http://www.gefanuc.com/en/ProductServices/VisPCSolutions/DataPanel/index.html

SYNOPSIS

use Device::SNP;

my $s = new Device::SNP::Slave(
Portname => /dev/ttyUSB0,
Debug => 0);
$s->run();
Amarok serial interface program: datapanel.pl [-h] [-d] [-p portdevice]
portdevice defaults to /dev/ttyUSB0

ABSTRACT

This Device::SNP module contains an implementation of the GE Fanuc SNP-X serial protocol as used by GE Fanuc DataPanel data terminals. See http://www.gefanuc.com/en/ProductServices/VisPCSolutions/DataPanel/index.html

DESCRIPTION

DataPanels are usually used with PLCs to monitor and control industrial equipment. They provide a programmable bitmap display, programmable function keys, and can poll and display data values and set data values in a remote PLC using the SNP-X serial protocol.

The Device::SNP::Slave object implements an SNP-X slave, opens a Device::Serial port and answers SNP-X requests to read and write data to a simulated PLC.
This package also contains a sample application that uses a DataPanel 160 to implement a remote control panel for the Amarok music player on Linux, allowing you to play, pause, next, prev tracks etc.

DataPanels are programmed with a GE application called DataDesigner, available from the GE web site for registered customers. Included in this package is a database for DataDesigner 5.2 for the Amarok remote control application. You will need DataDesigner 5.2 to download the datadesigner/linux.DTB database to the DataPanel 160

Tested on SuSE linux, but should run on pretty well any Linux or Unix.