Sluggers,
I've been asked to look into interfacing a Linux system with a scientific data logger. So I'm looking for some advice, web links to rtfms etc to get me started on the best way to speak Linux to the loggers serial interface.
Requirement 1.
The logger needs to be contacted once a day and asked to download it's data. So far I've managed to get minicom to dial it and can interactively interface with it and see the data, but I need ideas on how to proceed in terms of writing a batch program to do same.
Requirement 2.
The logger can detect when environmental conditions have exceeded certain limits and then "phone home" with an alarm. So I need some sort of getty process listening for the modem to ring, then answer and recieve the data from the logger. Mgetty by default issues a login prompt, but the logger doesn't speak linux login, so ideas pointers on this requested.
TIA's
Pete. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
