On 1/11/08, Lloyd Kvam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I bought a GPS tracker (RGM-3800) under the delusion that I would be > able to collect data from it using Linux. Unfortunately, it is using a > proprietary protocol to collect data. The serial connection is > 115200-n-8-1, but the device does not use the "normal" command > sequences. > > The Windows software will sometimes work using WINE. I expect that I > could reverse engineer the key features if I could monitor the ttyUSB > device data stream. So far I've been unable to google anything useful > about enabling a serial device monitor (tcpdump for the serial device) > that showed the data stream. statserial will show the status pins. I > would think that usbserial (pl2303.ko) would have needed a monitor mode > when it was developed simply because it is such a synthetic device. > > I'm hoping someone here can kick me in the right direction. > > (The tracker connects using a USB cable so I can't use a serial breakout > box or any hardware based serial debugging facility.) > > Thanks. >
If this will run under WINE or you know someone with a windows box, this is a 14 day trial http://www.hhdsoftware.com/Products/home/usb-monitor.html Good luck, Chris -- IBA #15631 _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
