PINK, the solution to my problem?

dottedquad

In order for this to work, I'll have to figure out a way to get PINK to communicate with PHP(web scripting language) or PHP-GTK(web scripting turned into a GUI for the desktop). Is this possible?

-Thanks,
Rich

Mike Green

There's no ready-to-go solution. The PINK is just a web server that can populate its webpages with information set by the Stamp and the Stamp can read the contents of form variables on the web page. With any of the web scripting languages, you can fill in forms on a GET or POST request for a web page. You simply have to be able to do this using PHP. There's a thread on one of the other forums from someone trying to do the same thing using Python on the PC side and a Propeller instead of a Stamp on the PINK side.

dottedquad

From my understand, PINK along with what you said can also Send/Receive UDP Packets on any port. After investigating my problem, I think I may have found a resolution. PHP can send/receive UDP Packets as well. I can write a script to send a UDP packet to PINK telling it to send a value back to PHP to give me a print out of whatever info I need to gather. Any thoughts?

-Thanks,
Rich

Dgswaner

That should work. but I believe that you'll need to have a processor of some type to receive the messages interpret them and send them back.

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Chris Savage

That is correct…while the PINK Module can send/receive UDP Packets, the sending is initiated via serial command from a host controller. Take care.

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dottedquad

Thanks for all the replies! I will use a Bs2, pink, and PHP to complete my project.

-Rich