Command Line Tool

mfergusson · Post by **mfergusson** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 9:48 am

Hi,

I've recently purchased a LK204 and looking for a command line tool to perform some basic functions. I don't need test software but I need a means for example to dim the display and has to be done using this, as the software I'm using (Girder) + pluggin, doesn't appear to support this type of functionality (and I'm not a programmer, but can work with some very basic scripting/perl).

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Mark

Jon · Post by **Jon** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:03 am

Hi Mark,

You can use uProject to dim the display. Simply open it up, select the COM port, and baud rate, then go to the remember panel, click the remember button (so that the changes that you make will be permanent) then go to the main panel and move the brightness slider to the desired brightness, and thats it.

Let me know how this works.

--
Jon

mfergusson · Post by **mfergusson** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 4:21 pm

Yes I know, but I'm specifically looking for a command line tool. There must be something available? The guide refers a bit to using BASIC program or C, neither of which are that practical for me.

Thanks.

Jon · Post by **Jon** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 4:50 pm

Hyper terminal is another method of talking with the display. To use it, just pick the COM port, 8 bits, no parity, no flow control.

mfergusson · Post by **mfergusson** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 5:07 pm

By command line tool I mean it's not dependant on any form of GUI/windows use

Jon · Post by **Jon** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 3:56 pm

Are you looking to run it in the windows console?

mfergusson · Post by **mfergusson** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:16 pm

Hi,

To be run by a 3rd party program (girder), so I just need something that can be included as part of a script and would run in the background (or from windows cmd).

So some form of .exe that I can pass arguments to for the LCD would be ideal.

Thanks,

Mark

Jeroen Vonk · Post by **Jeroen Vonk** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:06 pm

mfergusson wrote:Hi,

I've recently purchased a LK204 and looking for a command line tool to perform some basic functions.

Not really difficult, here is a small command line tool (wrote it in a few minutes, so don't expect it will always run without any errors

) And you need the .NET framework 2.0 for this. If you don't like that, bad luck

http://www.jvonk.info/mosdk/SerialCLT.zip (7 Kb)

Usage is quite easy,

SerialCLT.exe /Port:<portname> /Baudrate:<baudrate> text-to-send

Portname defaults to COM1
Baudrate defaults to 19200

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SerialCLT.exe /Port:COM3 Hello

Would simple display "Hello" on COM3

If you want to send special characters, use [254] to send the byte 254 to the display.

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SerialCLT.exe /Port:COM3 [254][88]Hello

Will clear the screen, and display "Hello" on COM3

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SerialCLT.exe /Port:COM3 "SerialCLT.exe" /Port:COM3 [254][88][254][118][254][61][1][10]

Clear screen, init bar graph, draw bar.

etc

mfergusson · Post by **mfergusson** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:32 pm

Hi Jeroen,

Many thanks for this

Will try it out soon.

Exactly what I've beem looking for.

Cheers,

Mark

Jon · Post by **Jon** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:22 am

Thank You Jeroen!

Post by **Henry** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 2:17 pm

Jeroen, mind if we post that on the website?

Cheers.

Jeroen Vonk · Post by **Jeroen Vonk** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 12:03 am

Henry wrote:Jeroen, mind if we post that on the website?

No, not at all. Please keep in mind that it's not completely fool-proof. Also please don't forget to mention that you need the .NET Framework 2.0. (does that make sense, a 22MB download for a 7KB tool?

)

Post by **Henry** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 3:17 pm

heh, funny how that works...

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