Device-USB-PanicButton version 0.03

Perl Module to read status of the toy "USB Panic Button" under Unix/Windows:

http://www.firebox.com/product/1742/USB-Panic-Button

INSTALLATION

To install this module type the following:

perl Makefile.PL
make
make test
make install

DEPENDENCIES

This module requires these other modules and libraries:

C library: libusb -> http://libusb.sourceforge.net Perl module: Device::USB -> http://search.cpan.org/search?query=Device-USB

INSTALL INSTRUCTION FOR DEBIAN ETCH

1. Install essential build tools (like make, gcc,..), perldoc and the libusb library: # apt-get build-essential perl-doc libusb-dev
2. Call cpan shell for the first time and configure it: # cpan
3. Update cpan shell (you can skip this and continue with 4):

3a) Update cpan:
cpan> install Bundle::CPAN
cpan> reload cpan
cpan> quit

3b) Restart cpan for last config changes: # cpan
cpan> o conf commit

4) Install required perl modules:
cpan> install Inline::MakeMaker
cpan> install Device::USB
cpan> install Device::USB::PanicButton

5) Use the example code in the perl documentation as test-script: # perldoc Device::USB::PanicButton > test.pl # vi test.pl

6) Plugin Panic-Button, start test-script and press the button ;) # perl test.pl

COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE

Copyright (C) 2008 by Benjamin Kendinibilir

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself, either Perl version 5.8.8 or, at your option, any later version of Perl 5 you may have available.