			TACO serial line device server + client
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				andy gotz (25/2/2000)

This directory contains an example of a TACO device server for
controlling a serial line device under Linux using the Posix
interface. The device server is written in C++ and is intended to
run under Linux. There is also an example of a device server client 
written in C.

INSTALL
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Follow these steps to install the SerialLine device server :

1. install a TACO source code distribution 

   (cf. http://www.esrf.fr/computing/cs/taco/taco.html)

2. set DSHOME="device server installation directory"

3. cd "serial line directory"

4. type "make unix=1 linuxx86=1 all"

5. copy SerialLine.res to dbase resource directory

6. load resource file into TACO database using the "db_update" utility

7. start the TACO Manager and database using "taco.startup"

8. set NETHOST="name of machine where Manager is running"

9. start the SerialLineds with "./SerialLineds test"

10. start the SerialLine_menu program with "SerialLine_menu test/serial/1"

  
NOTE
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This example is provided to give the reader an idea of how to write a 
device server. A full documentation on deploying TACO is still missing - 
we are working on it, hopefully it will be available soon ... 

PROBLEMS
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In the meantime In case of problems/questions please send email to 
goetz@esrf.fr and/or taco-guacamole@esrf.fr. 
