/HomeMon-Node-Emulator-Ruby

Primary LanguageRuby

HomeMon Node Emulator

This Ruby script emulates the behavior of a HomeMon node in order to better debug the HomeMon application.

It periodically sends a randomly generated update string (variable value\r\n) over a serial port.

Setup

  • Install a Ruby interpreter (it should be preinstalled on most Linux machines)
  • Install the serialport gem (gem install "serialport")
  • Connect a serial port (either physical or virtual, e.g. a bluetooth adapter, or a VM pipe) to another machine running HomeMon.

Configuration

Edit the modules EMULATOR_CONFIG and SERIAL_CONFIG in config.rb.

  • VALUES: range of values which can be generated (HomeMon works with any 32-bit integer range, e.g. from 0 to 255 or from -31400 to 31400)
  • VARS: variable names
  • REFRESH_RATE: rate (in milliseconds) at which the emulator will update its variables and send an output.

Usage

Simply run ruby main.rb from the script folder (or load "main.rb" from an irb session).