#/usr/bin/perl use Device::SerialPort; my $port = Device::SerialPort->new("/dev/ttyUSB0"); $port->baudrate(9600); # Configure this to match your device $port->databits(8); $port->parity("none"); $port->stopbits(1); $port->handshake("none") || die "failed setting handshake"; $port->write_settings || die "no settings"; $port->write("26Jul1998 16:00"); sleep(1); $port->write(" P000 0070 CALL "); $sleep(1); $port->write(" , unit 0\r\n");