Hi, Robert, On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 3:42 PM, Robert Pearce <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Igor, > > On Wed, 6 Apr 2011 12:12:56 -0700 you wrote: >> My task is to read the external device thru the serial port with the 1 >> sec interval. >> And then update the GUI with the new data. >> At least the documentation of this device says that it will write with 1 sec. >> >> I am testing on x86, then cross-compiling for ARM and run the program on ARM. >> >> Will I be better off with just continuous loop inside thread or the >> timer will do? > > If the device does an autonomous report every second, you're probably > better off using a g_io_channel to capture the incoming message and > update the GUI using g_io_add_watch. No need for a timeout. Yes it is autonomous. All I'm doing is connecting it to the serial port. Just one question: AFAIU this pair is polling the port for data and when they become available I need to drop them in the GUI. It's going to be something like MT, right? Thank you. > > Cheers, > Rob > _______________________________________________ > gtk-list mailing list > gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list > _______________________________________________ gtk-list mailing list gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list
