From ee046c8566e41f15830ca0174fc4d88f12dff867 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "beckiergb@gmail.com" Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2011 01:45:05 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update documentation. git-svn-id: http://rainbowdash.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@46 3e5c543c-d930-c8bb-fc8d-33ea4bafe755 --- ReadMe.txt | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 48 insertions(+) diff --git a/ReadMe.txt b/ReadMe.txt index 0f11c15..67e357f 100644 --- a/ReadMe.txt +++ b/ReadMe.txt @@ -642,6 +642,8 @@ rtime: -r Outputs the four values as a series of RainbowDashboard commands that set the clock on the Rainbowduino. + -f Outputs the current values of all 64 individual clock fields. + You can set the clock on the Rainbowduino by simply redirecting the output of rtime -r to the Rainbowduino's serial port using aecho or rainbowd. The 'r' in rtime stands for 'Rainbowduino.' @@ -722,6 +724,52 @@ rainbowclock: The rainbowd process must already be running. You can use this as a template for your own background process. + -f Specifies the path to the named pipe used for input to + rainbowd. Defaults to /tmp/rainbowduino. Can also be + specified with the environment variable RAINBOWD_PIPE. + + -l Adds the specified number of milliseconds to the current + time when setting the Rainbowduino's clock. This should + be the amount of time it takes for the clock-setting + commands to reach the Rainbowduino. Can also be specified + with the environment variable RAINBOWD_LATENCY. + +rainbowmarquee: + A background process that drives a scrolling message display on the + Rainbowduino. The rainbowd process must be running. The message to display + is passed in as the command's arguments. + + -f Specifies the path to the named pipe used for input to + rainbowd. Defaults to /tmp/rainbowduino. Can also be + specified with the environment variable RAINBOWD_PIPE. + + -c Specifies the number of Rainbowduinos chained together. + + -s Specifies the number of milliseconds per frame. + + -A Adds a character to the message string using its CP1252 + code point. + + -F Adds a field to the message string. The value of the field + is divided by (base^digit) and then displayed as a single + ASCII character. + + -B Sets the background color of any following characters. + + -C Sets the foreground color of any following characters. + + -M Sets the font weight of any following characters. + A weight of 1 is normal; a weight of 2 is bold. + + -W Sets the advance width of any following characters; + in other words, the number of pixels between the start + of one character and the start of the next character. + + -T Adds a number of spaces at the end of the message string + equal to the number of Rainbowduinos chained together, + allowing the end of the message to disappear before the + beginning of the message reappears. +