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Re: Using the serial port of a SunSparc station to the data in real time [message #6791 is a reply to message #6788]

Mon, 12 August 1996 00:00

thompson
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orka@unixa.nerc-keyworth.ac.uk (Nigel Rees) writes:

> Does anybody know if it is possible to access the serial port of a SunSparc
> station(ttya), directly from IDL. This is currently achieved using C called
> from IDL, and this is having portability problems. Any help gratefully
> recieved.
> Thankyou
> Nigel.

I've never tried it myself, and don't know if this will work for what you're
trying to do, but have you tried treating the port as if it were a file, e.g.

openr, unit, '/dev/ttya', /get_lun

Bill Thompson

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