Re: Serial port extension

dio is now available for windows in PHP5. You can use dio_open("COM1:", O_RDWR); to communicate with a serial port. I've tested it with both a normal serial port and the IR port in my laptop. It still need a bit of work and three functions are disabled on windows for now: dio_truncate(), dio_fcntl(), dio_tcsetattr(). I'll include the extension in my builds at http://kromann.info/php5.php tomorrow. - Frank > I know how to remove windows quickly from any machine I get........ > > Yes, I assume it should be pretty easy to update dio with more recent > baud numbers.. > > The reason I suggested a seperate package for serial port coms, dio is > pretty unix/linux specific. Windows don't use file pointers/streams for > device access. > > Hacking in ability to access a windows serial port into dio would be a > mess to say the least. > > So many of the dio functions just would not work in windows/would need > seperate windows versions. > > For example.. dio_open requires a filename, which would not be used in > windows. > > I don't think you could change dio without breaking backward compat. > > Richard Thomas > Cyberlot Technologies Group Inc. > 507.398.4124 - Voice > > Paternoster Sergio wrote: > > Yes, I see. Probably, the best idea is to add more features to the current dio release (honestly I don't know anything about windows so I cannot help you about that) > > regards > > Sergio > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Richard Thomas [mailto:lists@cyberlot.net] > > Sent: Wednesday, 09 June, 2004 15:44 > > To: Paternoster Sergio > > Cc: pecl-dev@lists.php.net > > Subject: Re: [PECL-DEV] Serial port extension > > > > > > Hmm it seems the dio module does not accept 56700 baud at this time, > > 38400 is its max which clearly shows it hasn't been updated in a while... > > > > Also its linux specific, it should be possible to code something > > specific to serial ports that would work under both linux and windows, > > although that part is beyond me at this time. > > > > Richard Thomas > > Cyberlot Technologies Group Inc. > > 507.398.4124 - Voice > > > > Paternoster Sergio wrote: > > > >>Hi Richard, > >>personally I think your extension is a good idea. Anyway only little questions: what's the difference with dio(direct I/O) extension? What features are you including in it? I'm starting a little project to control serial port voltage in C. Maybe we can join our efforts... > >>let me know > >>regards > >>Sergio Paternoster > >> > >> > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Richard Thomas [mailto:lists@cyberlot.net] > >>Sent: Wednesday, 09 June, 2004 00:01 > >>To: pecl-dev@lists.php.net > >>Subject: [PECL-DEV] Serial port extension > >> > >> > >>I have an extension for accessing the serial port that is about 60% done. > >> > >>It currently connects and reads from the serial port, This was all I > >>needed for a project I was working on but I figured since its mostly > >>done others might be able to work with it. > >> > >>Would this be something that would have a place in pecl? Anyone > >>interested in helping as my C is slightly rusty. > > -- > PECL development discussion Mailing List (http://pecl.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >