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1 Aspire :: Bundles :: Phidgets

[Phidgets>http://www.phidgets.com] are "plug and play" building blocks for low cost USB sensing and control including 125Khz RFID readers.

1.1 Build
Sources of the different artifacts are
* [phidgetapi>http://websvn.ow2.org/listing.php?repname=aspire&path=%2Ftrunk%2Fbundles%2Fcommon%2Fphidgetapi%2F] packages the Java library and the DLL
* [phidgetapi.cmd>http://websvn.ow2.org/listing.php?repname=aspire&path=%2Ftrunk%2Fbundles%2Futilities%2Fphidgetapi.cmd%2F] provides a command to inspect connected phidgets.

Instructions:
# install the phidget.msi from http://www.phidgets.com/drivers.php
# install the Java library phidget21.jar in the Maven repo with {code}mvn install:install-file -DgroupId=com.phidgets -DartifactId=phidget -Dversion=2.1.0 -Dpackaging=jar -Dfile=phidget21.jar{code}
# cd trunk/bundles/common/phidgetapi
# copy the DLL phidget21.dll in src/main/resources
# mvn clean install
# cd trunk/bundles/utilities/phidgetapi.cmd
# mvn clean install

1.1 Command
The utility command ~~phidget~~ inspects connected phidgets.

{code}
-> phidget
phidget prop                  : list the properties
phidget list                  : list the available phidgets
phidget listen                : start attach/detach listening
phidget stopListen            : stop attach/detach listening
phidget help                  : display this help
-> phidget prop
List of framework properties
Version: Phidget21 - Version 2.1.7 - Built May 25 2010 12:06:15
{code}

1.1 Links

* http://www.phidgets.com/drivers.php
* http://www.phidgets.com/programming_resources.php
* http://www.phidgets.com/documentation/Tutorials/Getting_Started_Java.pdf