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OpenLCB PiMCP23008 node

OpenLCB PiMCP23008 node

SYNOPSIS

OpenLCB_PiMCP23008 [-configure] [-sampleconfiguration] [-debug] [-configuration confgile]

DESCRIPTION

This program is a daemon that implements an OpenLCB node for the GPIO pins provided by a MCP23008 I2C port expander on a Raspberry Pi.

PARAMETERS

None

OPTIONS

  • -log logfilename The name of the logfile. Defaults to OpenLCB_PiMCP23008.log
  • -configure Enter an interactive GUI configuration tool. This tool creates or edits an XML configuration file.
  • -sampleconfiguration Creates a sample configuration file that can then be hand edited (with a handy text editor like emacs or vim).
  • -configuration confgile Sets the name of the configuration (XML) file. The default is pimcp23008conf.xml.
  • -debug Turns on debug logging.

CONFIGURATION

The configuration file for this program is an XML formatted file. Please refer to the OpenLCB Daemons (Hubs and Virtual nodes) chapter of the User Manual for the details on the schema for this XML formatted file. Also note that this program contains a built-in editor for its own configuration file.

AUTHOR

Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com>