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Oct 03 14:18:41 <devrandom> hello
Oct 03 14:19:36 <devrandom> Does the Fonera firmware support virtual COM ports? (/dev/ttyUSB* or /dev/ttyACM*)
Oct 03 14:20:20 <devrandom> I have to link a Serial->USB converter to the Fonera 2.0n USB port, is possible?
Oct 03 14:28:03 <blathijs> devrandom: It's possible, but you might need to compile your own kernel module to support your particular converter
Oct 03 14:28:59 <blathijs> devrandom: You might want to search on forum.fon.com, IIRC there was someone else playing with a serial converter as well a while back
Oct 03 14:29:23 <devrandom> Thank you :)
Oct 03 14:29:44 <devrandom> Another question: is it possible to run a scripting language like Python or Perl on the Fonera?
Oct 03 14:31:20 <blathijs> I think people have had some succes with python
Oct 03 14:31:40 <blathijs> but IIRC you'll need external USB storage to make it fit
Oct 03 14:31:57 <blathijs> Sounds like you have some cool project in mind?
Oct 03 14:32:21 <blathijs> (A Fonera already has the lua scripting language built in, so you might be able to use that?)
Oct 03 14:33:50 <devrandom> I don't know Lua, but this is a good opportunity to learn it ;)
Oct 03 14:34:53 <devrandom> I'm trying to make a wireless-controlled car, with a Ethernet webcam to see where you're going and some remote-controlled lights :D
Oct 03 14:35:22 <devrandom> I need a simple and fast scripting language which supports serial communication and sockets
Oct 03 14:35:56 <devrandom> To control motors and lights I'm using a Arduino clone
Oct 03 14:39:16 <devrandom> Which uses a FTDI chip to convert Serial to USB
Oct 03 14:40:24 <blathijs> cool
Oct 03 14:40:51 <devrandom> :D
Oct 03 14:44:37 <devrandom_> hello
Oct 03 14:44:42 <devrandom_> :D
Oct 03 14:44:45 <devrandom_> Again
Oct 03 14:44:55 <devrandom_> Connection problems >.<
Oct 03 14:52:03 <devrandom> So does Lua support serial communication?
Oct 03 14:53:10 <blathijs> Basically, serial communication is just opening a /dev/ file and writing and reading from it, I guess
Oct 03 14:53:56 <blathijs> though there is an "umts" lua module (written in C) for umtsd to communicate with UMTS dongles (which is just serial)
Oct 03 14:54:04 <blathijs> not sure if that's really needed, though
Oct 03 14:56:47 <devrandom> Oh, I was thinking with my Windows head XD next time I'll use my Unix head u.u
Oct 03 15:09:22 <blathijs> :-)
Oct 03 15:11:43 <blathijs> devrandom: You might want to look at the C file in /fon/umtsd/src/ (IIRC) to see if it does something that Lua can't (perhaps ioctls?)
Oct 03 15:12:24 <devrandom> Ok
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