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+====== Creating Device Drivers – the Movie ======
+If you wan to get started developing device drivers (or user scripts) for Blocks, here's a series of videos that walks you through the process, including a lot of tips and hints ln how to make things work. More information on how to develop device drivers can be found [[blocks:drivers:concepts|here]].
+===== 1. Introduction to Drivers =====
+{{vimeo>393738243?large}}
+=== Notes and links ===
+[[blocks:drivers:tools|Development Tools and Code]]
+===== 2. The Purpose of a Driver =====
+{{vimeo>393777288?large}}
+===== 3. Properties and Functions =====
+{{vimeo>393777427?large}}
+===== 4. Useful Tools =====
+{{vimeo>393779363?large}}
+=== Notes and links ===
+  * [[https://www.lifewire.com/what-is-telnet-2626026|Telnet on Windows]]
+  * [[https://osxdaily.com/2018/07/18/get-telnet-macos/|Telnet on MacOS]]
+  * [[https://www.wireshark.org/|Getting Wireshark]]
+  * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4zqMDzXt6k|Introduction to Wireshark]]
+===== 5. Understanding a Device Protocol =====
+{{vimeo>394375178?large}}
+===== 6. Basic Driver for a Text-based Device =====
+{{vimeo>394375395?large}}
+===== 7. Blocks Server Configuration and Logging =====
+{{vimeo>394743469?large}}
+=== Notes and links ===
+  * [[blocks:server_configuration_file|Blocks Server Configuration File]]
+===== 8. A Simple, Bidirectional Driver =====
+{{vimeo>394743486?large}}
+=== Notes and links ===
+  * [[https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Promise|Promises]]
+  * [[https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Functions/Arrow_functions|Arrow Functions]]
+  * [[https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions|Regular Expressions]]
+  * [[https://regex101.com/|Developing and Testing Regular Expressions]]
+===== 9. Basic Driver for a Hex-based Protocol =====
+This video walks you through the old, unidirectional driver for the Samsung MDC display control protocol.
+{{vimeo>394743516?large}}
+===== 10. Bidirectional Driver for a Hex-based Protocol =====
+The revised, bidirectional driver for the Samsung MDC display control protocol, including support for status changes caused by controlling the display by other means.
+{{vimeo>394743536?large}}