Updated the readme with more notes.

Author: ssmethurst

.gitignore

@@ -127,5 +127,7 @@ dmypy.json
 
 # Pyre type checker
 .pyre/
-
-CASBACnetStack_x64_Debug.dll
+
+CASBACnetStack_x64_Debug.dll
+
+CASBACnetStack_x64_Release.dll

BACnetServerExample.py

@@ -528,6 +528,7 @@ def CallbackLogDebugMessage(message, messageLength, messageType):
     # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Load the shared library into ctypes
     libpath = pathlib.Path().absolute() / libname
+    print("FYI: Libary path: ", libpath)
     CASBACnetStack = ctypes.CDLL(str(libpath), mode=ctypes.RTLD_GLOBAL)
 
     # Print the version information
@@ -603,10 +604,10 @@ def CallbackLogDebugMessage(message, messageLength, messageType):
     CASBACnetStack.BACnetStack_RegisterCallbackSetPropertyOctetString(pyCallbackSetPropertyOctetString)
     pyCallbackReinitializeDevice = fpCallbackReinitializeDevice(CallbackReinitializeDevice)
     CASBACnetStack.BACnetStack_RegisterCallbackReinitializeDevice(pyCallbackReinitializeDevice)
-    pyCallbackDeviceCommunicationControl = fpCallbackDeviceCommunicationControl(CallbackDeviceCommunicationControl)
-    CASBACnetStack.BACnetStack_RegisterCallbackDeviceCommunicationControl(pyCallbackDeviceCommunicationControl)
-    pyCallbackLogDebugMessage = fpCallbackLogDebugMessage(CallbackLogDebugMessage)
-    CASBACnetStack.BACnetStack_RegisterCallbackLogDebugMessage(pyCallbackLogDebugMessage)
+    # pyCallbackDeviceCommunicationControl = fpCallbackDeviceCommunicationControl(CallbackDeviceCommunicationControl)
+    # CASBACnetStack.BACnetStack_RegisterCallbackDeviceCommunicationControl(pyCallbackDeviceCommunicationControl)
+    # pyCallbackLogDebugMessage = fpCallbackLogDebugMessage(CallbackLogDebugMessage)
+    # CASBACnetStack.BACnetStack_RegisterCallbackLogDebugMessage(pyCallbackLogDebugMessage)
 
     # 4. Setup the BACnet device
     # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

CASBACnetStackAdapter.py

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         print("Error: Could not detect the platform.architecture", platform.architecture())
 elif platform.system() == "Linux":
     if platform.architecture()[0] == "64bit":
-        libname = "CASBACnetStack_x64_Debug.so"
+        libname = "libCASBACnetStack_x64_Debug.so"
     elif platform.architecture()[0] == "32bit":
         if "armv7" in platform.machine():
             # Raspberry PI 3 or 4. Arm7

README.md

@@ -61,11 +61,19 @@ FYI: Updating AnalogInput (0) PresentValue:  100.6
 
 This python script requires the [CAS BACnet Stack](https://www.bacnetstack.com/) DLL that can be purchased from [Chipkin Automation Systems](https://store.chipkin.com).
 
-Place the DLL in the root folder.
+Place the DLL in the root folder. Windows: CASBACnetStack_x64_Release.dll, Linux: libCASBACnetStack_x64_Release.so
 
 ```bash
 pip install pathlib
 pip install dnspython
+pip install netifaces
+```
+
+## Running
+
+```bash
+python BACnetServerExample.py
+
 ```
 
 ## Useful links