In article <386A80F2.52CCFC15@...>, Tony Drumm
<TonyDrumm@...> writes
From: Tony Drumm <TonyDrumm@...>
Sometimes, it's easy for software to become huge and monolithic, trying to
include everything possible. I've been a proponent for modular design with
components that you can mix and match.
I completely agree!
I sometimes want to run my weather station data into my own programs as well as
into APRS. I can do it by splitting the rs232 and tying up two ports, but
doesn't that seem silly? Here's what I'm currently working on. I have a Linux
program to monitor my Ultimeter 2000. Currently, it writes out the data it
collects to a file. I then have another which reads this file and another
skeleton html file, and it writes out a new html file that includes the weather
values. It's still pretty rough around the edges, but you should be able to see
the results here:
If it also wrote the data into a suitably formatted file for UI-View to
pick up, then it would beacon it. That's how UI-View's support for wx
station hardware works - it relies on another app to write a suitable
file at frequent intervals.
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Roger Barker, G4IDE roger@...
Boston, UK
