flipdot-testing

Tools for testing and debugging Luminator sign communications.

For the basic task of sign communication, you likely want to use the high-level API in the [flipdot] crate instead.

This crate isn't directly related to controlling a real sign, but provides some helpful diagnostic tools. VirtualSignBus is a general-purpose mock implementation of one or more signs attached to the bus, and Odk allows connecting a real ODK over serial to a SignBus.

Intended only for hobbyist and educational purposes. Not affiliated with Luminator in any way.

Usage

```rust use flipdotserial::SerialSignBus; use flipdottesting::{Address, Odk, VirtualSign, VirtualSignBus};

// Populate bus with signs from addresses 2 to 126 // (which seems to be the possible range for actual signs). let signs = (2..127).map(Address).map(VirtualSign::new); let bus = VirtualSignBus::new(signs);

// Hook up ODK to virtual bus. let port = serial::open("COM3")?; let mut odk = Odk::trynew(port, bus)?; loop { // ODK communications are forwarded to/from the virtual bus. odk.processmessage()?; } ```

License

Distributed under the [MIT license].