Re: Controlling an external device with elisp

[upro]

Jonas Steverud <tvrud-usenet@spray.se> writes:

> upro <upro@gmx.net> writes:
>
>> Now this might be a strange question, but is it possible to control an
>> external device, through parallel or serial port, using elisp as
>> programming language?
>
> It should be possible if the device has a text-based protocol and
> supports a tcp/ip connection. Gnus, which I use right now, does that
> to my ISP's newsserver.
>
> But if you mean on a lower level, if the device is stupid, like an
> thermometer or simple motor; I do not know.
>
> Depends on the device, a bit.

Hi Jonas, what I meant was indeed a "stupid" device, like a selfmade
small circuit to switch on a light or somolar (as seen in the Coffee
mini-HOWTO).

Do you think this is impossible?

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Michael

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