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From: markus
Subject: Read from Serial Port
Date: 14 Oct 2003 14:00:03
Message: <web.3f8c393bb9faf7309a62ba890@news.povray.org>

Can Povray read from a serial port?

I am working on a tangible user interface (toy) that sends an angle
parameter via the serial port. Can Povray read directly from the port?
I am using Povray 3.5.1 on OS 9.2.

Otherwise, I would write an ini file, from which Povray can reference.

Thank you.  Markus.

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From: Christopher James Huff
Subject: Re: Read from Serial Port
Date: 14 Oct 2003 14:22:22
Message: <cjameshuff-DC1FFA.14200414102003@netplex.aussie.org>

In article <web.3f8c393bb9faf7309a62ba890@news.povray.org>,
 "markus" <mar### [at] uwashingtonedu> wrote:

> Can Povray read from a serial port?

No. You will have to get the data into some form POV-Ray can read first. 
I suggest you look at the file I/O commands.

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From: Apache
Subject: Re: Read from Serial Port
Date: 14 Oct 2003 22:47:29
Message: <3f8cb541$1@news.povray.org>

Maybe with some extremely funky way of mapping port data to a file-like
thingy?

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