serial port support (console and python)

[everslick]

there is no way to use the serial ports from openelec now. shell scripts miss a way to initialize the a serial port (no stty program) and python lacks the pySerial module. I'd like to control my sanyo z4 projector from xbmc via a custom addon or shell. pls add stty and pySerial.

[UmpPCPL]

I would like to support the request. There are many nice VFD displays with serial interface.
Currently I have to use lcdproc daemon (LCDd) to initialize serial port.

[stefansaraev]

why not use setserial ?

[UmpPCPL]

Thanks for comment. To be honest I didn't know "setserial" command.
I will check it if it is enough for me.

[stefansaraev]

cleaning up. please test OE 5.0 rc1 and if it's still an issue, open a new ticket. make sure to read our guidelines for contributing first. thanks.

[tatayet38]

Hello, i use this solution to command an Samsung screen with OpenElec Kodi:

the script is called with the keymap.xml config file

#!/usr/bin/python
import os
#import serial
import time
#ser = serial.Serial(port='/dev/ttyUSB0', baudrate=9600)
print "screen on + DVI"
#screen on
os.system("echo -e \xAA\x11\xFE\x01\x01\x11 > /dev/ttyUSB0")
#ser.write("\xAA\x11\xFE\x01\x01\x11")
time.sleep( 0.5 )
#set mode DVI
os.system("echo -e \xAA\x14\xFE\x01\x18\x2B > /dev/ttyUSB0")
#ser.write("\xAA\x14\xFE\x01\x18\x2B")