Bug#483721: ITP: qcontrol -- hardware control for QNAP TS-109 and TS-209

[Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>


* Package name    : qcontrol
  Version         : 0.4.1
  Upstream Author : Byron Bradley <byron.bbradley@gmail.com>
* URL             : http://qnap.nas-central.org/index.php/PIC_Control_Software
* License         : GPL
  Programming Lang: C
  Description     : hardware control for QNAP TS-109 and TS-209

 Allows to send commands to the microcontroller of supported devices,
 for example to change leds or sound a buzzer.
 .
 Depending on the device it can also monitor for example for button
 presses or temperature, with events triggering actions defined in the
 configuration file.
 .
 Supported devices at this time are the QNAP TS-109 and TS-209 but the
 code is extensible so more devices may be added in future releases.

The program is still in alpha state, but usable for simple things such
as controlling status leds or sounding the buzzer. It's not quite
ready to monitor temperature to dynamically control the fan speed.

The QNAP TS-109 and TS-209 are arm(el) NAS devices that should be supported
in Lenny.

The original name was piccontrol, which we deemed too generic (name
implies support for a broader range of devices than it actually does).
The author was so kind as to change the name to qcontrol, where the q is
a reference to QNAP, but which is general enough that it will not be a
problem if support for other devices is added later.