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Detecting TellStick
Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2023 9:45 am
by PaulMcGowan
Is there anyway I can check if a TellStick is connected without issuing an ON/OFF command ?
If I do a 'tdtool --list' I get a list of known switches whether or not the TellStick is connected.
Is there a 'tdtool --status' command that says whether a TellStick is connected ?
I'm currently having to read the USB device list for 'TellStick', but it would be nice if tdtool did this.
Re: Detecting TellStick
Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2023 9:45 am
by micke.prag
There will be functions in the API for this in the next versions of the software. Currently there is no functions for it.
Re: Detecting TellStick
Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2023 9:45 am
by PaulMcGowan
OK, thanks Micke.....
I downloaded the source and hacked a quick 'status' option into tdtool, it does what I need.
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C:\Program Files\Telldus\tdtool --status
TellStick connected
C:\
And when the TellStick is unplugged
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C:\Program Files\Telldus\tdtool --status
TellStick disconnected
C:\
I kept the output simple as I use PHP to run the script, and I get a simple 2 part array returned [0]=TellStick and [1]=connected/disconnected. Does just what I need.
Re: Detecting TellStick
Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2023 9:45 am
by micke.prag
You could parhaps return one of the error-codes from tdtool?
TELLSTICK_SUCCESS if the TellStick is found, TELLSTICK_ERROR_NOT_FOUND if it's not.
That would make it even easier to parse from a script.
Re: Detecting TellStick
Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2023 9:45 am
by micke.prag
