Re: Electronic device control from RPG

[Wayne McAlpine <wayne.mcalpine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Not used very much these days, but you can use async communications 
support on the i-series to control devices that have an RS-232 interface.

http://tinyurl.com/9zz5m8


Aaron Bartell wrote:
> I wish I had a horse because that would mean I thought I had enough time 
> in my day to take care of it :-)
>
> But on a more serious note, it would be fun to just start out with 
> something simple like a talking to a motor that has three states: stop, 
> forward, backward - almost like a garage door.  Imagine how cool it 
> would be to write a program that could open your garage door from your 
> Blackberry which makes a web services call to your AS400 which "calls" 
> the garage door - that would just be so geeky cool.
>
> Aaron Bartell
> http://mowyourlawn.com
>
>
> Vern Hamberg wrote:
> > Yes Aaron, but you probably want the hay loaded in the stall where you 
> > keep that horse, too!
> >
> > Aaron Bartell wrote:
> >  
> > > I know that was said in jest, but the past couple years I have really 
> > > wanted to do a project that would have RPG "talking" to a physical 
> > > electronic device to automate something in my home (being that I have 
> > > an AS400 in my basement).  Has anybody done such a project outside of 
> > > work?
> > >
> > > Aaron Bartell
> > > http://mowyourlawn.com
> > >
> > > Michael Ryan wrote:
> > >      
> > > > But one could burn their feet when they were making bacon in bed on
> > > > their George Foreman grill.
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 7:18 AM, Jim Essinger <dilbernator@xxxxxxxxx> 
> > > > wrote:
> > > >            
> > > > > I don't believe Nifty has to be hard to read or understand. It would
> > > > > be nifty if my i server were interfaced with a toaster, a coffee maker
> > > > > or espresso machine, a griddle and a refrigerator to have breakfast
> > > > > ready when I wake up.
> > > > >
> > > > > Jim
> > > > >                   
> > >