From: Carl Youngblood <carlwork@...>
Date: 2005-01-08T06:09:55+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby X10 Interface to Firecracker CM17A

Jim Weirich wrote:

>I've got my first cut at a Ruby interface to the CM17A firecracker X10
>module ready for public review.  I'm particularly interested in feedback
>from folks using the Firecracker CM17A on windows boxes to give it a try. 
>Currently you need a compile environment to build the C extension, but if
>feedback is good, I'll look into making a binary distribution for windows.
>
>Usage is simple:
>
>  require 'x10/cm17a'
>  lamp = X10.device('a1')
>  lamp.on
>  lamp.off
>  # etc
>
>The software is available as a gem (gem install x10-cm17a) or as a tarball
>from http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=497.
>
>Thanks.
>
As I understand it Jim, you are interfacing with the firecracker unit on 
your Mac, right?  Does that mean you figured out how to connect to the 
serial port?  Or am I mistaken?

Thanks,
Carl