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[digitaldcpower] / ddcp-script-example.sh

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+#!/bin/sh
+# Example showing how to control the tuxgraphics digital power supply
+# by scripts.
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+       echo "USAGE: ddcp-script-example.sh /dev/ttyUSB0"
+       echo "or     ddcp-script-example.sh /dev/ttyUSB1"
+       exit 0;
+fi
+dev="$1"
+# included the current directory to have access to the command
+# ddcp-script-getval to make testing easier. Normally you would
+# install ddcp-script-getval  in /usr/bin and then delete the
+# line that sets the PATH
+PATH="${PATH}:."
+ddcp-script-ttyinit "$dev"
+echo "current settings are:"
+ddcp-script-getval "$dev"
+echo "setting voltage to 3.3 V"
+ddcp-script-setval "u=33" "$dev"
+echo "new settings are:"
+ddcp-script-getval "$dev"
+echo "wait one sec, it takes a moment for the display values to adjust as they are polled in the avr software"
+sleep 1
+echo "print settings again:"
+ddcp-script-getval "$dev"