On Sun, 14 Jul 2002 14:41:04 +0200, "Anselm Martin Hoffmeister"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> There seems to be something like a Java API for the iButton devices, with
> Linux support announced. Try to get your apps run with that, with the
> iButton reader device hanging at the server serial port (should be
> easy, as well documented). Then get the reader device
> moved to the workstation by having the WS running a modemserver (or so)
> and map /dev/ttyX1 to the network exported modem device
> - if you got that far, ask again.
>
> Another solution attempt: If you have (as I understood) a Windows
> computer (your "server") having the iButton, and windows-client
> machines only (as active* is MSIE only, AFAIK!?), you can mount a
> linux-exported serial port under windows too! That could cost you some
> dozen bucks (I would have to look it up, don't even remember the
> program's name for now), but it could work. But I don't see the point:
> Why attach an iButton reader to a LTSP client when it cannot run the
> software to access iButton? Or do you use vmware|Win4Lin|wine|...?
>
> I wonder if the iButton manufacturers would like to support
> ltsp-iButton project... Imagine an iButton
> based internet cafe (LTSP workstations)- start costs would be (as I
> understood their website) about 20 Euro for reader device per workstation,
> plus 3 Euro per customer. Fair deal, isn't it?
Ya know, there's a OneWire (a.k.a iButton) control for you under Linux; see
Freshmeat for "one wire". I'm working on it for reading temperatures inside my
trailer, turning on/off lights, that kinda thing. Enjoy!
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