On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 12:08, Peter Rundle wrote: > 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.
Ckermit will fullfill all your scripting and automated file transfer needs. http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ck80.html > > 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. How does it try to login? Does it come with a windows program to achieve the login? -- Regards, Graham Smith --------------------------------------------------------- -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
