Ham-Device-FT817COMM version 0.9.0_01 The Ham::Device::FT817COMM is a perl module which creates an object oriented instance of the YAESU FT-817 ham radio and allows numerous actions to be taken upon it. All CAT functions of the radio are available, which include undocumented CAT functions to further increase the functionality of the rig. Parsing of data is accomplished through several different subroutines that also provided a limited but effective writeback freature, as the FT-817 does not have a checksum for serial communication. Overloading the serial port or allowing for multiple users will easily cause data to be corrupted. While this is not important for the read features, the write features can cause corrupted data in the EEPROM. It is recommended that if you are using this library, you take advantage of the lockfile feature to lock the serial port to the pid of the program. If you would like a multi-user application to read the data or statuses of the radio it is recommended that it be done in the following manner: 1. Run a program which captures desired data at a given time interval. 2. Encode that data in a way that a second party could understand it. 3. Have that data update a text file on the server. For situations where ajax is employed. You should have the perl script collecting the data put it in an array; then encode that array into a json packet. Finally writing that packet to a text file where a javascript file can read the json packet in the file and update the desired dom elements. More information will me included on ways to use the module in several different manners in the future. This module depends on the perl Device::Serialport module and / or the Win32::Serialport module to access the serial interface. These modules are available on and can be installed through CPAN. INSTALLATION To install this module, run the following commands: perl Makefile.PL make make test make install SUPPORT AND DOCUMENTATION After installing, you can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command. perldoc Ham::Device::FT817COMM You can also look for information at: RT, CPAN's request tracker (report bugs here) http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=Ham-Device-FT817COMM AnnoCPAN, Annotated CPAN documentation http://annocpan.org/dist/Ham-Device-FT817COMM CPAN Ratings http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/Ham-Device-FT817COMM Search CPAN http://search.cpan.org/dist/Ham-Device-FT817COMM/ LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT Copyright (C) 2014 Jordan Rubin This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the the Artistic License (2.0). You may obtain a copy of the full license at: L Any use, modification, and distribution of the Standard or Modified Versions is governed by this Artistic License. By using, modifying or distributing the Package, you accept this license. Do not use, modify, or distribute the Package, if you do not accept this license. If your Modified Version has been derived from a Modified Version made by someone other than you, you are nevertheless required to ensure that your Modified Version complies with the requirements of this license. This license does not grant you the right to use any trademark, service mark, tradename, or logo of the Copyright Holder. This license includes the non-exclusive, worldwide, free-of-charge patent license to make, have made, use, offer to sell, sell, import and otherwise transfer the Package with respect to any patent claims licensable by the Copyright Holder that are necessarily infringed by the Package. If you institute patent litigation (including a cross-claim or counterclaim) against any party alleging that the Package constitutes direct or contributory patent infringement, then this Artistic License to you shall terminate on the date that such litigation is filed. Disclaimer of Warranty: THE PACKAGE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS' AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES. THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT ARE DISCLAIMED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY YOUR LOCAL LAW. UNLESS REQUIRED BY LAW, NO COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTOR WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THE PACKAGE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.