Perl or Python?

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I have a bunch of questions, please…

Has anyone used either Perl or Python to communicate with an SSC-32?
What modules or libraries did you use?
Was it on 'nix or Windows?

Thanks :unamused:
dj

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All you need to do is generate ASCII strings.

Alan KM6VV

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I know that :unamused: I am controlling the SSC-32 now with WIndows script files generated by an Excel spreadsheet,

What I am looking for is which Perl or Python modules/libraries fo Windows anyone has had success with in sending said ASCII strings to the SSC-32.

Also, I am looking for code snippets to initialize, send and receive characters via serial IO from Perl/Python. In this latter case, Windows or 'Nix code would be fine, as long as the modules are available for the Windows platform.

dj

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I figured you knew that.

Probably won’t find much help with Perl or Python on this list, but I could be mistaken. Folks around these parts speak Basic, mostly.

Alan KM6VV

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If this were posted in the Linux section someone monitoring that page might chime in… :stuck_out_tongue:

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There have been some posts regarding Python communicating with the SSC-32. A quick search brought up these topics which may be useful to you:

viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1517
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1476

Hope this helps!

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Thanks guys

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First of all, for Python, you will need:

  1. The PySerial module.

  2. The PyWin module

These modules will allow complete serial communication and control directly from Python.

I don’t have any experience with PERL under Windows, but feel strongly that Python would be a much better choice and it is also platform independent so is available for most operating systems. I and others are using Python to control and SSC-32 (look in the SSC-32 section).

8-Dale

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:laughing: I had just decided to use PERL under Windows, in part because I don’t have any experience with Python under Windows, but use PERL. Just the opposite of you, Dale.

I had found the Pyserial module, but hadn’t heard about the Pywin module. Since I have a Windows Python installation executable, that it will be included.

I may start in PERL and move to Python; I hear that using multiple threads is easier in Python.

Thanks,
dj

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Any particular reason you just want to use Perl or Python ?

Edit: probably more appropriate is what are you needing to do with the progeam you want to make?

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Right now, I am coding on my laptop instead of a dedicated microprocessor.

I am an old BASIC programmer that has done some work recently in PERL, liked it, and was going to use it when a co-worker suggested Python.

I hadn;t done any serial communications in PERL, so I thought I’d ask the forum about modules to use.

No particular reason for choosing those two or one over the other - just how its been going :smiley:

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If you are familiar with the basic type of programming, then you may want to look at freebasic (links below). It communicates with the serial port quite easily (open com1…) when I use it to communicate with my ssc-32. Not sure how well it is suited for making a GUI, but console applications are fairly easy and they compile into a single .exe application. I made a simple program for a CGI interface between the apache web server and my ssc-32 using it.

freebasic.net/wiki/wikka.php?wakka=DocToc
freebasic.net/forum/
freebasic.net/wiki/wikka.php … yTutorials

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Thanks zoomkat,

Another option !

Let’s just say that my last BASIC experience was programming serial communications modules on the original IBM PC…

:smiley:

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So as of last night I have my laptop talking to the SSC-32 with Perl.
Next step is to replace my Excel spreadsheet and Windows command scripts. :slight_smile: