[DIYbio] Re: OpenPCR + Terminal: Any leads?

So, I just tested quickly whether python works well. The following
worked just fine after plugging in and turning on my OpenPCR. NB: There
was no "CONTROL.TXT" file initially, because the OpenPCR hadn't been
sent one yet.

1) I cd'd to /media/OPENPCR
2) I opened python3 from terminal
3) I typed the following code, which worked nicely:
  controlfile = open("CONTROL.TXT", "wt")
  controlfile.write("s=ACGTC&c=​start&t=50&d=55709&l=96&n=​IndieBB MCS
Check&p=(1[75|95|Initial
Step])(40[20|95|Step][10|60|​Step][32|70|Step])(1[120|70|​Final
Step][0|4|Final Hold])")
  controlfile.close()

The OpenPCR started running my program right away. :)

So, now I just need to hack up a set of scripts for sending the program
to the OpenPCR, and for making the program using friendly user input.
Can later bake a GUI on top of that stuff.

On 22/03/12 13:10, Cathal Garvey wrote:
> Hey all,
> Of those who own and love their OpenPCR, has anyone tried using Terminal
> to send programs over the wire, or to get real-time output from the machine?
>
> I'm running Ubuntu, and I'm wondering if I can use echo and/or cat with
> piping to send commands directly to the device (which is currently
> /dev/sde, mounted as /media/OPENPCR).
>
> The end goal would be to translate this totally manual approach into a
> python script, perhaps with a GUI to match eventually, as a way to
> replace the Adobe Air interface. Although I got the Air interface
> working with Tito and Josh's help, really the problem isn't going away;
> shortly before release of the OpenPCR, Adobe cut support for Air in Linux.
>
> Would be nice to have an Open Source language working for my Open Source
> PCR machine. :)
>

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