The Device Kit

Library: libdevice.so

The Device Kit contains software for controlling various input/output connections to the computer. It's a collection of classes with encapsulated interfaces to some of the ports found on the back panel of the machine:

• A BSerialPort object represents a RS-232 serial port. There are four such ports on the BeBox and typically two on a Macintosh.

• A BJoystick object represents a joystick connection to the BeBox. The Macintosh doesn't have joystick ports.

Three other classes represent particular functions of the GeekPort(TM) on the BeBox:

• The BA2D class is the programming interface to the GeekPort's analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and BD2A is the interface to its digital-to-analog converter (DAC).

• The BDigitalPort class provides access to the two digital ports that are part of the GeekPort.

If you're interested in the interface to a serial port or joystick, you can turn directly to the BSerialPort or BJoystick class. If you're interested in a GeekPort interface, there's a small section that introduces the port and its three classes; look at it before turning to the particular class that interests you.

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Last modified June 30, 1997.