Reading Arexx TL-500 with Python on Linux – Part II
My first script was changed a little bit to get nicer output. It can now log the raw data received from the Arexx unit (in hexadecimal form) and uses separate log files for the sensors. Sensor numbers can be mapped to other names using a dictionary. I use two TL-3TSN, one TSN-50E (long range) and [...]
Using KDE’s kwallet with Firefox/Iceweasel
Konqueror is a good browser, but sometimes you need to use Firefox (called Iceweasel on Debian). I discovered a plugin to let FF store its passwords in kwallet, but after installation of the plugin all passwords were gone. Fortunately you can disable the plugin and the old passwords are still there. So if you want [...]
Reading data from the Arexx TL-500 on Linux
Some days ago I was looking for a temperature monitoring solution for some rooms and 19″-racks at the university. The Arexx TL-500 looked promising and I bought it. Unfortunately there are only Windows drivers available. But some people already analyzed the communication protocol and hacked a simple version of a linux driver: http://www.algorithm-forge.com/techblog/2010/01/linux-usb-driver-for-the-arexx-tl-500-–-part-ii/ There’s even [...]