From: vladare@... (Vlad)
Date: 2001-12-20T07:08:12+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:29007] Can't  obtain data from Serial Port.

I try to write the simple program allowing exchanging packages through
Serial Port with POS Terminal.
Ask to explain to me that I do incorrectly?

I bring a piece �
Class Serial
Def wait_for_data (device)
	@device=open(device,"a+")
	# Put in POS terminal code "ENQ" 
	@device.putc(0x05)
@device.flush
# Wait the answer from POS terminal
select ([@device],nil,nil,0)
@device.each_byte {|byte|
print byte,"\n"
......
}
end
end

serial_port='/dev/ttyS2'
# Serial part
ser=Serial.new
serial_server=Thread.new {
        ser.wait_for_data(serial_port)
  }
# Network part
....

The code �ENQ� really comes in POS and it answers in Serial Port, but
I can not receive it. Whether I can use here for this purpose IOCTL?
If not it is difficult, write an example of use of function IOCTL c
FIONREAD and TIOCMGET in parameters.

Many thanks