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diff --git a/pyparallel/README.txt b/pyparallel/README.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 0e180ee..0000000 --- a/pyparallel/README.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,62 +0,0 @@ -pyParallel [in developement] -============================ - -Overview --------- -This module encapsulates the access for the parallel port. It provides -backends for Python running on Windows and Linux. Other platforms are -possible too but not yet integrated. - -This module is still under developement. But it may be useful for -developers. -The windows version needs a compiled extension and the giveio.sys driver -for Windows NT/2k/XP. It uses ctypes to access functions in a prebuilt DLL. - -It is released under a free software license, see LICENSE.txt for more -details. - -(C) 2001-2005 Chris Liechti cliechti@gmx.net - -Homepage: http://pyserial.sf.net - -Features --------- - * same class based interface on all supported platforms - * port numbering starts at zero, no need to know the port name in the - user program - * port string (device name) can be specified if access through numbering - is inappropriate - -Requirements ------------- - * Python 2.2 or newer - * "Java Communications" (JavaComm) extension for Java/Jython - -Installation ------------- -Extract files from the archive, open a shell/console in that directory and -let Disutils do the rest: -python setup.py install - -The files get installed in the "Lib/site-packages" directory in newer -Python versions. - -Short introduction ------------------- ->>> import parallel ->>> p = parallel.Parallel() #open LPT1 ->>> p.setData(0x55) - -Examples --------- -Please look in the CVS Repository. There is an example directory where you -can find a simple terminal and more. -http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/pyserial/pyparallel/examples/ - -References ----------- - * Python: http://www.python.org - * Jython: http://www.jython.org - * Java@IBM http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/ (JavaComm - links are on the download page for the respecive platform jdk) - * Java@SUN http://java.sun.com/products/ |