An xpcom component for mozilla based products that lets the browser read analog sensors and control digital outputs. Great for things like sensing when someone is near and taking a given action like loading a cerain url or turning something on/off via the digital outputs
The nsIPhidget xpcom component is distributed and implemented in the phidgetcontroler.xpi. You can get this firefox(linux) addon here: [phidgetcontroler.xpi]
This extension is used by typing
chrome://phidgetcontroler/content/phidgetcontroler.xulin the firefox url bar and the phidgetscontrol page will be displayed.
An alternative is to start the phidgetcontroler standalone. To start the phidgetcontroler standalone, from the commandline :
firefox -chrome chrome://phidgetcontroler/content/phidgetcontroler.xul
var nsIPhidget = new Object();
nsIPhidget = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/Phidget;1"].createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsIPhidget);
nsIPhidget.phidgetAttach(sensitivity);
var deviceInfo = nsIPhidget.pDeviceName +"\n"
+ "Serial Number: " + nsIPhidget.pSerialNum +"\n"
+ "Version Number: " + nsIPhidget.pVersion +"\n"
+"Library: " + nsIPhidget.pDeviceLibrary +"\n";
Of course please refer to the phidgetcontroler.xul from the phidgetcontroler.xpi as all implemented methods of nsIPhidget are used there.
Here is a screen shot of the standalone phidget controler. It has two analog controls attatched, ir sensors. Note that the sensor id 3 was the last to have a change in value.
