dumbvfd 0.0.1

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data/lib/dumbvfd.rb

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+require 'rubygems'
+require 'serialport'
+
+class Vfd
+  def initialize(port)
+    @port  = port
+  end
+  
+   def connect()
+		$serial = SerialPort.new("#{@port}", 9600)
+		#$serial.read_timeout = 4000
+   end
+   
+   def display(data)
+		lan = data.length
+		if lan < 20 then
+			$serial.write("#{data.center(20)}")
+			else
+			$serial.write("#{data[0...19].center(19)}") #this will chop off all characters after the first 20. IE: For two lines, you need two writes.
+		end
+   end
+   
+   def clear_screen
+		$serial.write("\x0\x0a\x0\x0d")
+   end
+   
+   def close
+		$serial.close
+   end
+   
+end

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification
+name: dumbvfd
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+  version: 0.0.1
+platform: ruby
+authors:
+- Harold Giddings/KR0SIV
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+date: 2014-09-09 00:00:00.000000000 Z
+dependencies:
+- !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
+  name: serialport
+  requirement: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    requirements:
+    - - ">="
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: '0'
+  type: :runtime
+  prerelease: false
+  version_requirements: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    requirements:
+    - - ">="
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: '0'
+description: This gem allows uses a serial port communicate with dumb terminal hardware.
+  Such as a VFD Pole Display.
+email:
+- harold@giddings.me
+executables: []
+extensions: []
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+files:
+- lib/dumbvfd.rb
+homepage: https://github.com/KR0SIV
+licenses: []
+metadata: {}
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+require_paths:
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  requirements:
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  requirements:
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+requirements: []
+rubyforge_project: 
+rubygems_version: 2.0.14
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 4
+summary: VFD Dumb Terminal Interface
+test_files: []