NAME

       sispmctl - Gembird Silver Shield PM ConTroL program

SYNOPSIS

       sispmctl -s

       sispmctl [ -q ] [ -n ] [ -d 0... ] [ -D ... ] -b <on|off>

       sispmctl [ -q ] [ -n ] [ -d 0... ] [ -D ... ] < -o | -f | -t | -g | -m > <1..4|all>

       sispmctl  [  -q ] [ -n ] [ -d 0... ] [ -D ... ] < -a | -A > <1..4|all> [ --Aat '...' ] [ --Aafter ... ] [
       --Ado <on|off> ] ... [ --Aloop ... ]

       sispmctl [ -d 0... ] [ -D ... ] [ -i <ip> ] [ -p <#port> ] [ -u <path> ] -l

DESCRIPTION

       sispmctl is a tool to switch the USB controlled outlets of Gembird Silver Shield PM.  It is known by many
       names, e.g. Revolt Power Switch.

       It is coded in C and uses the usb specific library  (LibUSB).   This  allows  you  a  portable  and  fast
       solution.

OPTIONS

       -h     print usage information

       -s     scan for supported GEMBIRD devices

       -l     daemonize and start to listening as a simple http webserver (default port: 2638)

       -p     IP network port (default: 2638) for listener. There is no authentication implemented yet.

       -u     give  the  directory  path  where pages lay, that are served (default: /usr/local/httpd/sispmctl).
              The Web path component is completely ignored for security reasons.

       -b     switch the buzzer on and off

       -o     switch the given outlet(s) to "ON"

       -f     switch the given outlet(s) to "OFF"

       -t     toggle the state of the given outlet(s)

       -g     show the status of the given outlet(s)

       -m     get power supply status for the given outlet(s)

       -d     Use not the first but the given device in the sequence of detected devices, starting with "0"  for
              the first device (see scan option)

       -D     Same as -d, but choose by serial number (see scan option)

       -n     do not print "ON" and "OFF", but "1" and "0" instead

       -q     do neither print explanations nor disclaimers except it is requested

       -a     get plannification for given outlet

       -A     set plannification for given outlet
               --Aat "date"   - sets an event time as a date '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M'
               --Aafter N     - sets an event time as N minutes after the previous one
               --Ado <on|off> - sets the current event's action
               --Aloop N      - loops to 1st event's action after N minutes

       -v     print version & copyright

WEB INTERFACE

       The  sispmctl program provides a web interface when started with the -l option. No additional http server
       is needed.  Each selected usb device is blocked by sispmctl while running.

       After installation, the first of two web-interfaces is selected. The default location of the  HTML  files
       is /usr/local/httpd/sispmctl/doc which is a symbolic link to /usr/local/httpd/sispmctl/skin1.

       The  http  capabilities  of sispmctl are limited.  Technically speaking, only the first line of each http
       request is parsed.  The terminating path component, i.e. file  name,  is  looked  up  in  the  repository
       directory.  If present the file is parsed and in absence of control sequences sent as is.  The files must
       include the http header portion.

       Control  sequences start and end with double dollar `$$'.  They consist of a command portion separated by
       a question mark `?' from alternative outputs which are separated by the first  colon  `:'.   The  command
       portion   is   a   token   followed   by   an   embraced   number   that   references  the  outlet,  e.g.
       $$command(1)?positive:negative$$ while command is one of status, toggle, on or off.  I strongly recommend
       to avoid the on/off/toggle commands in pages that may be reloaded.  Best is to redirect  to  other  pages
       that only include status requests.

PLANNIFICATIONS

       The  sispmctl  program provides plannifications, plannifications can be used to turn given outlets of the
       device "ON" or "OFF" at or after a given time. Plannifications can also be set  to  loop  after  a  given
       number of minutes.

       To show the planned plannification for a given outlet use the option -a and specify the wanted outlet(s).
       The  option  -A  plus  any  of  the  options  --Aat  ,  --Aafter  ,  --Ado  and --Aloop will create a new
       plannification for the given output. If only -A plus an outlet is  called,  the  plannification  for  the
       outlet will be deleted.

EXAMPLES

       Switch off the first outlet of the first SiS-PM and the third outlet of the second SiS-PM:

       sispmctl -f 1 -d 1 -f 3

       Print the status of the forth outlet as zero or one:

       sispmctl -nqg 4

       Set a planification so outlet 2 on the first device gets turned "ON" on the given date and time:

       sispmctl -A 2 --Aat '2011-07-27 20:45' --Ado on

       Set  a  planification  so  outlet 3 on the second device gets turned "ON" after 2 minutes and "OFF" after
       another 10 minutes. The planification will loop after 1 hour:

       sispmctl -d 1 -A 3 --Aafter 2 --Ado on --Aafter 10 --Ado off --Aloop 60

       Run sispmctl on the second device as a web-server:

       sispmctl -d 1 -l

       You can connect to it from the same machine by pointing to http://localhost:2638 with your webbrowser

AUTHOR

       First version by Mondrian Nuessle, nuessle@uni-mannheim.de

       Web integration and man page by Andreas Neuper, ANeuper-at-web-dot-de

       Plannifications by Olivier Matheret

Linux                                               JUL 2011                                         sispmctl(1)