Getting started with the serial port (in Electron)

[Ian]

Hi. I'm looking to build a custom serial port terminal program. It'll receive a binary format that needs to be made human readable (and plotted). 

It would be awesome if I could write my app in Electron, using Elm. 

Besides giving me a framework (so I can avoid React and Angular), it seems Elm can also help me decode the protocol in a uniquely concise way. 

First things first: how do I access the node serial port (https://www.npmjs.com/package/serialport) in Elm? 

Looking forward to get started in Elm!

Ian

PS In the days before Elm 0.17 was released I could sense an excitement in the air (and I had no clues about what was to happen, no contact). In contrast with this excitement I have the feeling the 0.17 release may be seen by the public as a step back: in the eyes of the feeble Elm became a framework instead of a language. In other words Elm became less powerful and a special purpose tool. I hope to prove myself wrong :)

Some links that might be useful:

- github.com/rwaldron/johnny-five is an Arduino based Robotics platform

- The barebones to using Elm with Electron: https://medium.com/@ezekeal/building-an-electron-app-with-elm-part-1-boilerplate-3416a730731f#.9jipph16u

- This may be an even better resource: http://www.gizra.com/content/elm-electron-build/  

Finally, this page has some code showing the kind of serial port code needed:

 - http://adilmoujahid.com/posts/2015/07/practical-introduction-iot-arduino-nodejs-plotly/

[Duane Johnson]

Ian, FYI new members to this mailing list have to have their first message approved by a moderator due to an excess of unsavory spam. I saw that you send 3 or 4 similar messages. I approved the first one and removed the others. You should be able to post future messages without a moderation step here on out.

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