Lets start to dance with your desk. Contains the basic functionalities.

README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# python-linak-desk-control
+
+This is a simple program for controlling LINAK Desk Control Cable in linux with simple python and libusb.
+
+Its a python implementation of [C-Routine of ranma1988](https://github.com/ranma1988/usb2lin06-HID-in-linux-for-LINAK-Desk-Control-Cable)
+
+Tested on: Gentoo x64 (December 2018). Might work on Windows too.
+Tested on model: usb2lin06 with CONTROL BOX CBD6S without safety limit.
+
+### Dependencies
+this is using: **libusb-1.0**
+```sh
+$ pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+The installation of libusb1 package of python may need to have the libusb-1.0 devel packages installed on most linux systems.
+
+### Capabilities
+* setting height
+* retrieve current height
+
+### Usage
+Just trying out in your shell is easy:
+```sh
+$ python3 linak-desk-control.py
+```
+
+It will show you mostly the whole help in order to understand which commands can be executed.
+E.g. to get the current height:
+```sh
+$ python3 linak-desk-control.py height
+```
+
+And to bring the desk to height 4414:
+```sh
+$ python3 linak-desk-control.py move 4414
+```
+
+### License 
+This piece of work is distributed with GNU GPLv3 or later.