Need HELP! Creating an Event from Serial Recieve. I'm LOST.

[abarhorst]

I want to trigger an action in girder when I recieve a certain serial command on the serial port. I set up a .lua serial description for my device, and can get girder to recieve the commands. This is EXACTLY what I see on the lua console every time the serial command is initiated:

Serial: RTI RP6 : Simple Receive: Data 80 70 C0 3F €pÀ? Code: 1


How to I learn this event in Girder? I tried to click on the event properties box and press the Learn Button. I then issue the command, but nothing is picked up as the Event String. This is how I learned all of my X-10 and Netremote events. The Event Filter is set to Any Source. Do I need to be doing this another way?? I Also tried to cut and paste the entire line in the Event String box, but that did not work either. Can anyone help me out, I'm stuck. Thanks.

[quixote]

I've never worked with serial devices like you are, but have you looked at this?

http://promixis.com/forums/showpost.php?p=118339&postcount=4

Rob was talking about this recently. Maybe it's a good place to start?

[abarhorst]

Thanks. Didn't know that tool existed. I tried it, and had it generate new lua code. That part worked well. However, I get the same response in the lua console:

Serial: RTI RP6 : Simple Receive: Data 80 70 C0 3F €pÀ? Code: 1

How do I associate this with an event??

[Rob H]

You need to generate the event yourself in the ReceiveResponse method.

e.g. something like


gir.TriggerEvent(serial.bytetohex(data), 18)

18 means to treat it as a Girder event. You may want to request a plugin id in the TreeScript DUI Registry thread - http://www.promixis.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12038

[abarhorst]

Like This??

local Super = serial.Classes.Simple
local device = Super:New({
Name = "RPTEST",
GlobalName = "RPTEST",
Description = "test",

LogLevel = 0,-- change this to a higher number or false when the device is working

BaudRate = 4800,
Parity = 0,
DataBits = 8,
StopBits = 1,
FlowControl = 'N',

CallbackType = serial.CB_FIXEDLENGTH,
ReceiveFixedLength = 5,

SendStartByte = '',
SendTerminator = '',
IncompleteResponseTimeout = 100,
NoResponseTimeout = 1000,

Initialize = function(self)
if Super.Initialize(self) then
-- add your own initializations here
self.Status = 'Initialized'
return true
end
end,

ReceiveResponse = function(self, data, code)
gir.TriggerEvent(serial.bytetohex(data), 18)
if math.band(code, serial.RXCHAR) > 0 then
-- add code here to process the data parameter
end
Super.ReceiveResponse(self, data, code) -- must call the parent's ReceiveResponse
end,

})

serial.AddDevice(device)

[Rob H]

Nearly. Move the call to gir.TriggerEvent inside the if statement - ie where comment is.

[abarhorst]

I just wanted to follow up and say this worked!!!!!.
Now, I can use a very high end, customizable remote:

http://www.remoteshoppe.com/index.php?itemid=348&catid=30

with RF and serial triggering events in girder. (IR was too slow and a little eratic). I had gone the pocket PC route, but this is a much better solution for use in a home theater.

[Rob H]

Great, glad it's working.