Drop link-mso19/nexus-osciprime in preparation for release.

[libsigrok.git] / README.devices

diff --git a/README.devices b/README.devices
index ae3ac5098a38b9312ca1a6195b1ee6cd6efee6db..290357f5da227cb16223ce05768246995e02a93b 100644 (file)
--- a/README.devices
+++ b/README.devices
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ The following drivers/devices require a firmware upload upon connection:
    These can be extracted from the vendor's Windows drivers using a tool
    from our 'sigrok-util' repository/project.
 
- - nexus-osciprime: The Nexus Computing OsciPrime PC oscilloscope needs
-   firmware files. These are available from the vendor website.
-
 The following drivers/devices do not need any firmware upload:
 
  - agilent-dmm
@@ -55,7 +52,6 @@ The following drivers/devices do not need any firmware upload:
  - demo
  - fluke-dmm
  - lascar-el-usb
- - link-mso19
  - mic-985xx
  - openbench-logic-sniffer
  - rigol-ds1xx2
@@ -86,9 +82,7 @@ The following drivers/devices require a serial port specification:
  - brymen-dmm
  - colead-slm
  - fluke-dmm
- - link-mso19
  - mic-985xx
- - nexus-osciprime
  - openbench-logic-sniffer
  - serial-dmm
  - tondaj-sl-814
@@ -215,7 +209,7 @@ UNI-T UT-D04 cable issue on Linux
 ---------------------------------
 
 The UNI-T UT-D04 cable with Hoitek HE2325U (or WCH CH9325) chip seems to have
-a very specific problem on Linux. Apparently it requires a to be put into
+a very specific problem on Linux. Apparently it requires to be put into
 suspend (and woken up again) before it is usable. This seems to be a
 Linux-only issue, Windows is not affected by this since apparently the
 Windows kernel does this for every USB device, always.
@@ -234,6 +228,24 @@ See also: http://erste.de/UT61/index.html
   done
 
 
+Enabling multimeter / data logger measurement output
+----------------------------------------------------
+
+Some multimeters or data loggers will not start outputting measurement data
+unless a certain action has been performed by the user beforehand. This is
+usually mentioned in the vendor manual of the respective device, but here's
+a short list for convenience:
+
+ - Digitek DT4000ZC: Briefly press the "RS232" button.
+ - PCE PCE-DM32: Briefly press the "RS232" button.
+ - RadioShack 22-812: Press and hold "SELECT" and "RANGE" together.
+ - TekPower TP4000ZC: Briefly press the "RS232" button.
+ - UNI-T UT61D: Press the "REL/RS232/USB" button for roughly 1 second.
+ - V&A VA18B: Keep the "Hz/DUTY" key pressed while powering on the device.
+ - Victor 70C: Press the "REL/RS232" button for roughly 1 second.
+ - Victor 86C: Press the "REL/RS232" button for roughly 1 second.
+
+
 ALSA driver
 -----------
 
@@ -248,16 +260,6 @@ We might write additional drivers to make a similar functionality available
 on other OSes at some point.
 
 
-Link Instruments MSO-19
------------------------
-
-The driver for the Link Instruments MSO-19 mixed-signal oscilloscope (MSO)
-is currently using libudev (which is a library for the Linux-specific udev
-system). Thus, this driver can currently only compile and work on Linux.
-
-We plan to fix this though, so that it'll work on all other OSes, too.
-
-
 ChronoVu LA8 USB VID/PIDs
 -------------------------