The sigrok route is probably a better investment of your time than a vendor-software horror show, imho.
On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 3:02 PM, Denis Heidtmann <[email protected]> wrote: > here is the link: > > https://sigrok.org/wiki/Multimeter_ICs#Metex_14-byte_ASCII > > I would need to study it and educate myself on how to make use of it. > > -Denis > > On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 2:29 PM, Denis Heidtmann <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I have found this: >> Protocol >> >> The protocol is (partially) documented in the vendor software's "Help" >> window (seems to apply to MAS343, MAS344, and MAS345; the M9803R protocol >> is different). >> >> See Multimeter_ICs#Metex_14-byte_ASCII for the DMM IC protocol. >> >> I looked in the software's help window, but with the sw I have there is no >> discussion of protocol. Maybe the note above is referring to other >> software. The MAS344 is not a current instrument. >> >> >> On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 2:15 PM, Russell Senior <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Have you googled at all about the protocol? You might be able to just >>> talk ASCII at it from Linux and get what you need. >>> >>> On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 1:22 PM, Denis Heidtmann >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > I want to use a DMM with a serial connection. The sw for the DMM is for >>> > windows. It runs under Win2k (guest) on the desktop which has a serial >>> > port. Is it possible to get it to run under Win2k (guest) on the >>> laptop >>> > which does not have a serial port? I purchased a Sabrent usb to serial >>> > adapter that I hoped to use for this. >>> > >>> > I expect the problem is that I cannot get VB to pass the virtual com >>> port >>> > data from the guest to the usb port in the host (ubuntu). If this is >>> > impossible or too difficult to be practical I will pursue linux sw for >>> the >>> > DMM, although I may run into a similar problem. The DMM is Mastech >>> MAS-344. >>> > >>> > Thanks for any clues. >>> > >>> > -Denis >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > PLUG mailing list >>> > [email protected] >>> > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug >>> _______________________________________________ >>> PLUG mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug >>> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
