I agree completely. I have downloaded sigrok-cli. Now I have to try to understand how to use it. (I feel a bit overwhelmed.) Where do I put the driver? Is output/input with respect to the external device or the software? I assume the device, judging by the longer list of output formats. What is the protocol? Do I need to know, or will the driver decide?
sigrok-cli -V sigrok-cli 0.5.0 Using libsigrok 0.3.0 (lib version 2:0:0). Using libsigrokdecode 0.3.0 (lib version 2:0:0). Supported hardware drivers: . . . mastech-mas345 MASTECH MAS345 . . . Supported input formats: binary Raw binary chronovu-la8 ChronoVu LA8 csv Comma-separated values (CSV) vcd Value Change Dump wav WAV file Supported output formats: analog Analog data ascii ASCII binary Raw binary bits Bits chronovu-la8 ChronoVu LA8 csv Comma-separated values (CSV) gnuplot Gnuplot hex Hexadecimal ols OpenBench Logic Sniffer vcd Value Change Dump (VCD) Supported protocol decoders: avr_isp AVR In-System Programming can Controller Area Network dcf77 DCF77 time protocol ds1307 Dallas DS1307 edid Extended Display Identification Data guess_bitrate Guess bitrate/baudrate i2c Inter-Integrated Circuit i2cdemux I²C demultiplexer i2cfilter I²C filter i2s Integrated Interchip Sound ir_nec IR NEC ir_rc5 IR RC-5 jtag Joint Test Action Group (IEEE 1149.1) jtag_stm32 Joint Test Action Group / ST STM32 lm75 National LM75 lpc Low-Pin-Count maxim_ds28ea00 Maxim DS28EA00 1-Wire digital thermometer midi Musical Instrument Digital Interface mlx90614 Melexis MLX90614 mx25lxx05d Macronix MX25Lxx05D mxc6225xu MEMSIC MXC6225XU nunchuk Nintendo Wii Nunchuk onewire_link 1-Wire serial communication bus (link layer) onewire_network 1-Wire serial communication bus (network layer) pan1321 Panasonic PAN1321 parallel Parallel sync bus rgb_led_spi RGB LED string decoder (SPI) rtc8564 Epson RTC-8564 JE/NB sdcard_spi Secure Digital card (SPI mode) spi Serial Peripheral Interface tlc5620 Texas Instruments TLC5620 uart Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter usb_packet Universal Serial Bus (LS/FS) packet usb_signalling Universal Serial Bus (LS/FS) signalling xfp 10 Gigabit Small Form Factor Pluggable Module (XFP) z80 Zilog Z80 CPU On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 3:17 PM, Russell Senior <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
