[members at lugog] RS485 device

[MJ Ray]

mike waterworth <mike at paperclipmonkeys.co.uk>
> i know it's a long shot but does anyone on this list have any knowledge with
> RS232 / RS485 devices and old' school knowledge on how to communicate with
> them?
> I have the most awesome device, but I'm stuck not being able to talk to it
> at all.

I have some RS232 devices hiding inside usb-serial packages.
One of them is among the strange input devices I'll bring to the
next meeting.  To start getting them working, minicom is a good tool.
For simple programs that use them, perl's Device::SerialPort helps.

Hope that helps,
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