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Author: Aday Talavera at <[email protected]>
Copyright: Aday Talavera 2012
License: GNU GPL v3

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# Introduction
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Python daemon to read temperature values from a phidgets Interface Kit with
a Temperature Sensor attached to it.

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# Installation
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You should install phidgets driver from: http://www.phidgets.com/drivers.php

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# Configuration
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To configure the script, make a copy of config_example.py and edit it.
There are comments in the file to explain everything.

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# Usage
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To run the daemon you should use the next commands:

* To start the daemon:
python run.py start

* To stop the daemon:
python run.py stop

* To test configuration and view debug messages:
python run.py run

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# /etc/init.d example script
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If you want to use the daemon like other system services, so you will be able to do
service phidgets-temp-daemon start and assing runlevels to start services on system
start, you can user the example script provided in the initscript folder.

To use it execute the followings commands (you must have administrative rights):

* Install the script
cp initscript/phidgets-temp-daemon /etc/init.d
chmod 755 /etc/init.d/phidgets-temp-daemon

* Configure the script
You must edit the example script to configure the path to install directory

* Start script on system start
update-rc.d phidgets-temp-daemon defaults

If you don't have update-rc.d command you can add this line to /etc/rc.local
service phidgets-temp-daemon start

* Stop starting script on system start
update-rc.d -f  phidgets-temp-daemon remove