RE: [misterhouse-users] Variable problem

[Bruce W. <br...@mi...>]

> I went in the possibility to run "&process_serial_data"
> As far I can see in this case it works like this (correct me when
> i'm not right):
> -Serial command is send to the controller via serial_item.pm |
> homevision.pm
> -&process_serial_data checks if there is a response, if there is
> not directly response data available a new check will be done in
> the next loop.

I just coded up this example that might help you get started:

  http://misterhouse/mh/lib/example_serial_item.pm

It inherits from Serial_Item (and thus Generic_Item), so all the standard
methods available to it.  It overrides set, and adds a hook to check for
incoming data.

Rename this module to whatever you like (e.g. walter_item), do a change all
from example_serial_item to walter_item, put it it in your code dir (or
mh/lib), add these 2 parms:

  walter_item_module = walter_item
  walter_item_port   = COM9

Then code a simple event like this:

  $test_example1 =  new walter_item('string_on',  ON);
  $test_example1 -> add            ('string_off', OFF);

  set $test_example1 OFF if $New_Second and !($Second % 5);

  print "Example 1 data received: $state\n" if $state = state_now
$test_example1;


Bruce