Changes between Version 2 and Version 3 of roard/Drivers

Timestamp:

05/13/11 22:42:50 (13 years ago)

Author:

ph3-der-loewe

Comment:

completed the list of drivers...

roard/Drivers

@@ -90 +90 @@
 This driver takes a server address as device.
 
-{{{#!comment
-still do to:
-||=portaudio    =|| w   ||   V ||W      ||PortAudio || ||
-||=alsa         =|| w   ||   V ||W      ||ALSA ||??? ||
-||=dmx          =|| w   || s V ||   L   ||DMX512 driver ||/dev/dmx ||
-||=pwmled       =|| w   || s V ||   L   ||PWM LED driver ||/dev/ttyS0 ||
-||=sysclock     =|| w   ||   V ||W      ||System Clock Clock Source || ||
-||=cdriver      =|| w   ||   V ||W      ||RoarAudio Client driver ||driver#device ||
-||=pulsesimple  =|| w   ||   V ||W      ||PulseAudio Simple ||server ||
-||=artsc        =|| w   ||   V ||W      ||aRts plain C API || ||
-}}}
+=== portaudio: PortAudio ===
+Driver uses the PortAudio interface to access the hardware. PortAudio is a library similar to libao used to abstract the hardware.
+
+This driver currently does not take a device name. This is subject to change.
+
+=== alsa: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ===
+This driver uses GNU/Linux's ALSA audio drivers.
+
+This driver takes an ALSA device name as device.
+
+=== dmx: DMX4Linux / Generic DMX512 Driver ===
+This driver uses the DMX4Linux Interface to control connected light equipment.
+
+Takes a the device name (filename) as device. Common value is /dev/dmx.
+
+=== pwmled: pulse-width modulation driver for light-emitting diodes and similar non-linear scaled devices ===
+This driver is used to control LEDs and similar devices using the light control subsystem.
+
+Takes a device name as device. The device is opened using the DSTR API (see dstr driver). Common devices include RS-232 interfaces (/dev/ttyS* under Linux).
+
+=== sysclock: Clock providing dummy driver ===
+This is a dummy driver. It can be used if no sound card is present. Unlike the null driver this one provides a audio clock.
+
+Does not take a device option.
+
+=== cdriver: libroareio's Client Driver ===
+This opens a device by using libroareio's client driver (cdriver) API. This is a portable interface for some backends. Using is is normally not needed and only helpful for debugging and similar tasks.
+
+Takes a driver name followed by a hash mark ('#') and a device name as device.
+
+=== pulsesimple: PulseAudio Simple API ===
+This driver uses PulseAudio backend. You should not use this but replace your setup fully with RoarAudio.
+
+This driver takes a PulseAudio server address as device.
+
+=== artc: analog Real time synthesizer (KDE 2.x/3.x audio interface) ===
+This driver uses KDE's aRts audio interface.
+
+This driver does not take a device name (because of limits in aRts' API).