Hacking a PL2303 LED Badge in Mac OS (Code Mania attendee badge)
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1) Install the PL2303 Lion driver from http://changux.co/osx-installer-to-pl2303-serial-usb-on-osx-lio |
2) Install the CrossOver trial http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/ |
3) Install the 'LED Mini Board' software as a CrossOver app http://www.prolific.com.tw/eng/downloads.asp?id=31 |
4) Plug in your device, then symlink the mounted device in /dev to the `dosdevices` folder in your CrossOver app |
cd ~/Library/Application Support/CrossOver/Bottles/Setup.exe/dosdevices # Where Setup.exe is the CrossOver app that was created |
ln -s /dev/cu.PL2303-00001004 com1 # Your /dev/ mount name may be slightly different |
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commented Mar 31, 2012
I've started a C# / .NET API that you can code directly against to program the message on the device without using the GUI on the install disk. It should run on Mono, or someone can feel free to port it to another language. EDIT: Someone already has written one in python: https://github.com/ghewgill/ledbadge |
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