Re: Getting data out of 'CurrentCosts' with on a Mac.

[Quinten Uijldert <yahoogroups2@xxxxxxxxx>]

Wayne,

If "screen" is anything like the "GNU screen", then the
command below
is not correct.  Forget about screen for a minute, and can you try:

$ cat /dev/tty.usbserial

That should give some output...

2009/2/19 Wayne <Wayne@xxxxxxx>:
> Hi Stuart,
> I must admit, no, but the reason behind that was that I can see from
> the mac 'system profiler' that there is a prolific usb device being
> plugged into one of the usb ports. Also from a terminal prompt if I do
> a 'ls /dev/tty.*' I can see that /dev/tty.usbserial appears and
> disappears as I plug and unplug the serial cable - I assumed from that
> that the mac is using its own drivers for it.
>
> I'll grab the mac one and have a look.
>
> Cheers
> Wayne.
>
>
> On 19 Feb 2009, at 20:30, Stuart Poulton wrote:
>
>> Wayne,
>>
>> Have you installed any drivers for the USB -> serial convertor.
>> Try
>>
>> http://www.prolific.com.tw/eng/downloads.asp?ID=31
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Stuart
>>
>> On 19 Feb 2009, at 20:27, Wayne wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>> I'm jumping in at the deep end here and having a pop at trying
to get
>>> data out of my brand new 'current costs' unit and to make
things a
>>> little more of a challenge, I'm doing on me (borrowed) mac!
>>>
>>> So far, from what I've read on google, a 'quick' method seems
to be
>>> to
>>> use the 'screen' command at a terminal screen, 'screen /dev/
>>> tty.usbserial 9600' but thats erroring out and not displaying
>>> anything.
>>>
>>> I've guessed at a few baud rates but each come back with the
same
>>> error 'could not find a pty' ;-o -
>>>
>>>
>>> ok maybe a bit too tech for the general list - but the short
version,
>>> has anyone got any code snippets they dont mind sharing (if
its mac
>>> based all the better :))
>>>
>>> I'll shut up now :)
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Wayne.
>>> (Currently on 2.89 kwatt!! - (no pun intended!))
>>>
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