Re: SerialPort for Active perl 5.6.1
From: Grumbler49 (grumbler49_at_nurfuerspam.de)
Date: 10/26/03
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Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 11:16:19 +0100
Hi,
Summary after successful installation
=====================================
After installing the relevant modules I can use the serial
port, at least with the available examples coming with SerialPort.
(Nearly all tests were successfully, see below).
The clear statements from Bill, e.g. to install the pure Perl module
from CPAN were very helpfull.
As adviced by Bill, I will no longer try to get 'open(PORT "+>COM2")..'
and related read(), print,.. into operation.
Even, if I (now) do not understand all what is described in the README,
in the demo-scripts and the Module documentation, it seems that
the "SerialPort" module is best suited to solve my problem.
More details:
1. I installed successfully the Win32-API [V0.41] with ppm (ppm V3)
from Active State.
I added and used the repository:
http://www.ActiveState.com/cgibin/PPM/ppm.server.plex?urn:/PPMServer
(with the ppm command "rep add ..." and by switch off all other
repositories with "rep off N")
because the existing link did not find the "ppd file" and
as suggested in "ActivePerl Help - Using PPM"
(URL:
http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/docs/ActivePerl/faq/ActivePerl-faq2.html)
"Install 'Win32-API' Version 0.41 in ActivePerl 5.6.1.635."
Note: I did not download Win32-API from CPAN, therefore the
test suit is not available on my PC yet.
2. I downloaded 'Win32-SerialPort-0.19.tar.gz' from CPAN
(Files in the folders Win32 and Win32API are identical; on
Bill's Homepage the V0.19 is indicated as the last one, too.
and available as aZip file (SerialPort-019.zip).
see "Perl Serial Programming Resources" at
URL: http://members.aol.com/bbirthisel/alpha.html
I used the CPAN tar file for the following tests and to install.
3. After unpack all files in a separate directory:
- perl Makefile.pl COM2
- perl test.pl (Nothing connected on port COM2)
-nearly all tests completed with "ok". A few of them failed (see
attached logfile):
One Test (201 in test6) checks, that Stop bit == 2,
and all others are near the "can_parity_enable" primitive, which
is described in the documentation for NT (see section BUGS).
I'm using Windows XP Home Edition ([Version 5.1.2600]).
The related COM driver is: "Microsoft Treiber 5.1.2600
from 1.7.2001" as deduced from Hardware Manager.
- perl t/test4.t >t4.log (and test6.t) to see e.g. "not ok 100".
- I decided to install it anyway and not to use these features.
(installed with "perl install.pl")
Note: Win32::SerialPort is not visible in 'perldoc perllocal' or
in ppm's query list.
The available options with 'perl options.plx COM2' shows
also 2 in STop Bit and the capability "can_parity_enable"
4. Running the demoX.plx files (adapt port to COM2, and using a
Notebook connected with a "Null-Modem cable")
Notes:
-The "can_parity_enable" Problem m.a. appears in demo4.plx
-demo8 requires Term/Readkey, which does not exist in my perl
environment.
Logfile created with perl test.pl >test.log
-------------------------------------------
t/test1.............ok
t/test2.............ok
t/test3.............ok
t/test4.............FAILED tests 100, 252
Failed 2/516 tests, 99.61% okay
t/test5.............ok
t/test6.............FAILED tests 74, 114, 116, 201, 233, 237
Failed 6/315 tests, 98.10% okay
t/test7.............ok
Failed Test Status Wstat Total Fail Failed List of Failed
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
t/test4.t 516 2 0.39% 100, 252
t/test6.t 315 6 1.90% 74, 114, 116, 201, 233, 237
Regards
Hartmut
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