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diff --git a/pyparallel/README.txt b/pyparallel/README.txt index 4f744ec..55c9760 100644 --- a/pyparallel/README.txt +++ b/pyparallel/README.txt @@ -1,39 +1,63 @@ -pyParallel +pyParallel [in developement] +============================ + +Overview -------- This module encapsulates the access for the parallel port. It provides -backends for standard Python running on Windows and Linux. +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. The extension module can be compiled with distutils +with either MSVC or GCC/mingw32. It is released under a free software license, see LICENSE.txt for more details. -Project Homepage: pyserial.sourceforge.net -(C) 2002 Chris Liechti <cliechti@gmx.net> +(C) 2001-2003 Chris Liechti cliechti@gmx.net +Homepage: http://pyserial.sf.net Features -------- -- same class based interface on all supported platforms + * 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 2.0 or newer (1.5.2 untested) + * 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 Distutils do the rest: "python setup.py install" +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 + * 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/ |