tools/picctldisplaytest/README
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picctldisplaytest - A simple utility to test a picctl display.
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If you don't know, what a picctl display is, see:
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http://vdr-portal.de/board/thread.php?threadid=71942
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Command line options:
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d DEVICE
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    use DEVICE as display device
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    Example:
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    picctldisplaytest d /dev/ttyACM1
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v VERBOSITY
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    set level of verbosity (0-2)
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    Example:
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    picctldisplaytest v 1
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D
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    run in debugging mode (very verbose)
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picctldisplaytest always runs in interactive mode. To execute
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a command enter the corresponding key and hit enter. Use h<Enter>
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to get a list of available commands.
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To execute several commands at once enter the corresponding
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charactes separated by a (and exactly one) space.
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Example:
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Set PWM1 to 50%, Clear Display, Send Test string 1
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d c 1<Enter>
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Known Bugs:
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Currently the display connections dies every now and then.
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To re-establish the connection, unplug and replug your
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display, or, if your display is in unmanaged mode, wait
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till it turns dim.
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Copyrights:
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picctldisplaytest (c) 2008 Peter Marquardt p_marquardt@users.sourceforge.net
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picctl Hardware (c) 2008 Carsten Presser