YoctoStopTheGamer

A Windows service that watch the state of a remote button connected on a Yoctopuce device and play a message if the button is pressed. Read our full article on our web site: https://www.yoctopuce.com/EN/article/dinner-is-ready

Usage

Usage:
  YoctoStopTheGamer --install <URL> <HwId> [Opt] : Install the service
  YoctoStopTheGamer --uninstall                  : Uninstall the service
  YoctoStopTheGamer --test <URL> <HwId> [Opt]    : Test service without installing it
Options:
  --msg <value>    : The message to read if the button is pressed
                     Default value is "Stop playing"
  --locale <value> : The locale of text speech to use
  --help           : Help message

Examples

Test without installing the service

The following code allow you to test the application and the parameters form the command line without installing the service. It will watch the input anButton1 of the Yocto-Knob that is connected on a YoctoHub that has the IP of 192.168.1.77. The application will read the message Text to read on the speaker using Windows text to speech functionality.

YoctoStopTheGamer.exe --test 192.168.1.77 YBUTTON1-1234.anButton1 --msg "Text to read" --locale en

Install as service

To install the application as a service you just need to replace --test by --install and run it form a terminal that has administrator rights. The service will be listed as "Gamer Compliance Service".

YoctoStopTheGamer.exe --install 192.168.1.77 YBUTTON1-1234.anButton1 --msg "Text to read" --locale en

Uninstall as service

To remove the service use the --uninstall argument form a terminal that has administrator rights.

YoctoStopTheGamer.exe --uninstall