This Device::SNP module contains an implementation of the GE Fanuc SNP-X serial protocol as used by GE Fanuc DataPanel data terminals. See http://www.gefanuc.com/en/ProductServices/VisPCSolutions/DataPanel/index.html DataPanels are usually used with PLCs to monitor and control industrial equipment. They provide a programmable bitmap display, programmable function keys, and can poll and display data values and set data values in a remote PLC using the SNP-X serial protocol. The Device::SNP object implements an SNP-X slave, opens a Device::Serial port and answers SNP-X requests to read and write data to a simulated PLC. This package also contains a sample application that uses a DataPanel 160 to implement a remote control panel for the Amarok music player on Linux, allowing you to play, pause, next, prev tracks etc. DataPanels are programmed with a GE application called DataDesigner, avaialable from the GE web site for registered customers. Included in this package is a database for DataDesigner 5.2 for the Amarok remote control application. You will need DataDesigner 5.2 to download the datadesigner/linux.DTB database to the DataPanel 160 Tested on SuSE linux, but should run on pretty well any Linux or Unix. INSTALLATION To install this module type the following: perl Makefile.PL make make test make install DEPENDENCIES This module requires these other modules and libraries: Device::SerialPort DCOP::Amarok::Player (for the amaraok remote control application) COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE Copyright (C) 2006 Mike McCauley This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.