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LED(4)			 BSD Kernel Interfaces Manual			LED(4)

NAME
     led -- API	for manipulating LED's,	lamps and other	annunciators

SYNOPSIS
     #include <dev/led/led.h>

     typedef void led_t(void *priv, int	onoff);

     struct cdev *
     led_create_state(led_t *func, void	*priv, char const *name, int state);

     struct cdev *
     led_create(led_t *func, void *priv, char const *name);

     void
     led_destroy(struct	cdev *);

DESCRIPTION
     The led driver provides generic support for handling LEDs,	lamps and
     other annunciators.

     The hardware driver must supply a function	to turn	the annunciator	on and
     off and the device	name of	the annunciator	relative to /dev/led/.	The
     priv argument is passed back to this on/off function and can be used how-
     ever the hardware driver sees fit.

     The lamp can be controlled	by opening and writing ASCII strings to	the
     /dev/led/bla device.

     In	the following, we will use this	special	notation to indicate the re-
     sulting output of the annunciator:

	   *	   The annunciator is on for 1/10th second.
	   _	   The annunciator is off for 1/10th second.

     State can be set directly,	and since the change happens immediately, it
     is	possible to flash the annunciator with very short periods and synchro-
     nize it with program events.  It should be	noted that there is a non-
     trivial overhead, so this may not be usable for benchmarking or measuring
     short intervals.

	   0	   Turn	the annunciator	off immediately.
	   1	   Turn	the annunciator	on immediately.

     Flashing can be set with a	given period.  The pattern continues end-
     lessly.

	   f	   _*
	   f1	   _*
	   f2	   __**
	   f3	   ___***
	   ...
	   f9	   _________*********

     Three high-level commands are available:

	   d%d	   Numbers.  Each digit	is blinked out at 1/10th second, zero
		   as ten pulses.  Between digits a one	second pause and after
		   the last digit a two	second pause after which the sequence
		   is repeated.

	   s%s	   String.  This gives full control over the annunciator.
		   Letters `A' ... `J' turn the	annunciator on for from	1/10th
		   to one full second.	Letters	`a' ...	`j' turn the annuncia-
		   tor off for 1/10th to one full second.  Letters `u' and `U'
		   turn	the annunciator	off and	on respectively	when the next
		   UTC second starts.  Unless terminated with a	`.', the se-
		   quence is immediately repeated.

	   m%s	   Morse.

			 `.'	 becomes `_*'
			 `-'	 becomes `_***'
			 ` '	 becomes `__'
			 `\n'	 becomes `____'

     The sequence is repeated after a one second pause.

FILES
     /dev/led/*

EXAMPLES
     A `d12' flashes the lamp

	   *__________*_*______________________________

     A `sAaAbBa' flashes

	   *_*__**_

     /usr/games/morse -l "Soekris rocks" > /dev/led/error

SEE ALSO
     morse(6)

HISTORY
     The led driver first appeared in FreeBSD 5.2.

AUTHORS
     This software was written by Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@FreeBSD.org>.

     This manual page was written by Sergey A. Osokin <osa@FreeBSD.org>	and
     Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@FreeBSD.org>.

BSD				April 24, 2007				   BSD
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