in reply to Reverse Engineering

You might want to look at Device::SerialPort or the Linux HOWTO Serial-Programming-HOWTO. Then BEG and PLEAD for any doc's from the author on how his protocol works :).

If your begging does not work, google for the protocol, or start Reverse Engineering it by looking at the data returned. REing a serial protocol IMO is best done by converting everthing into HEX so you don't miss non-printable chars (like STX).

Good Luck



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Re: Re: Reverse Engineering
by £okì (Scribe) on May 09, 2002 at 22:27 UTC
    Heh, yea been looking at those recently. I think I'm about to dive into unfamilar waters with this one. =) doc's from the author. . .HAHAHAHHA, those guys are twits. The program was originally done by TriGeo, however, they sold it to someone who hasn't done anything. (www.triweatherware.com) TriGeo says they have no rights to give out any information nor will they give me the names/contact info for the new owners. It's a mess. Thanks for ytour advice though, I may end up writing my own scanner, yipes!
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