Re: Controlling hardware with lua (via USB interface)?

[Asko Kauppi <asko.kauppi@...>]

Use LuaX and the serial port control bits.  They can be programmed 
individually, and your script will work as well on both Windows and 
Linux.

http://www.testbox.fi

-ak

23.4.2004 kello 15:05, <Goetz.Kluge@infineon.com> kirjoitti:


> I need bidirectional access (unfortunately under Windows) to a port of 
> a
> PC in order to control 2 pins.
> This is for emulating an I2C-interface.
>
> As the parallel interface has no long term future, I would like to use
> USB.
> Here are these alternatives:
> (1) Direct bitbanging (violating the USB spec),
> (2) Driving via USB an IC which does USB/parallel-IO conversion,
> (3) Driving via USB an IC which does USB/I2C conversion.
>
> Any hints on how to do that with Lua under Windows?
>
> Goetz