Is there a linux Driver module for Elitech data logger RC5 ?
Robert Heller
heller at deepsoft.com
Wed Sep 5 17:35:59 UTC 2018
At Wed, 5 Sep 2018 18:25:05 +0200 "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:
>
> Hi to Everyone,
>
> This 'Elitech data logger RC5' is a temperature recorder available from
> amazon. From the online notice, it is supposed to be a "windows only"
> system. However, quite a few such apparatus can operate at least
> basically on linux, either directly (the system appears as a usb device
> once connected to the computer), or through a debian or ubuntu module
> available.
It might show up as a serial port (eg /dev/ttyACM? or /dev/ttyUSB?). You
would then need to write a program that reads and decodes the messages sent.
Otherwise, libusb would be your friend.
Unless it is terrible expensive, you can go ahead any buy it and try it out.
>
> Could anyone tell me if this may apply to the 'Elitech data logger RC5',
> and what would be the name of such module ? If this is not the case, is
> there another temperature data logger that would work under Ubuntu ?
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
>
> Bernard
>
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