doc: update README, optional conn= specs for UNI-T meters

[libsigrok.git] / README.devices

diff --git a/README.devices b/README.devices
index 01baf4da79901b6d1031955d4f1e18617a7beca0..9ab254a13b00c8ff44beba2f2bbcd1daf115e45a 100644 (file)
--- a/README.devices
+++ b/README.devices
@@ -130,7 +130,14 @@ Specifying serial ports
 -----------------------
 
 Many devices supported by libsigrok use serial port based cables (real RS232
-or USB-to-serial ones) to connect to a PC.
+or USB-to-serial ones, CDC class) to connect to a PC. These serial cables are
+supported by the libserialport library. Some vendors prefer to use HID chips
+instead of CDC chips in their serial cables. These cables can get supported
+by means of the hidapi library. Note that each chip type requires specific
+support in the libsigrok library. Bluetooth connected devices may be supported
+as well when they communicate by means of RFCOMM channels, or one of the
+implemented BLE notification/indication approaches, and one of the Bluetooth
+supporting platforms is used.
 
 For all these devices, you need to specify the serial port they are connected
 to (e.g. using the 'conn' option in sigrok-cli). It is not possible to scan
@@ -139,6 +146,8 @@ for such devices without specifying a serial port.
 Example:
 
  $ sigrok-cli --driver <somedriver>:conn=/dev/ttyUSB0 ...
+ $ sigrok-cli --driver <somedriver>:conn=hid/cp2110 ...
+ $ sigrok-cli --driver <somedriver>:conn=bt/rfcomm/01-23-45-67-89-ab ...
 
 The following drivers/devices require a serial port specification. Some of
 the drivers implement a default for the connection. Some of the drivers
@@ -164,6 +173,8 @@ can auto-detect USB connected devices.
  - serial-lcr (including all subdrivers)
  - teleinfo
  - tondaj-sl-814
+ - uni-t-dmm (all -ser subdrivers)
+ - uni-t-ut32x
 
 The following drivers/devices do not require a serial port specification:
 
@@ -181,8 +192,7 @@ The following drivers/devices do not require a serial port specification:
  - rigol-ds (USBTMC or TCP)
  - saleae-logic16
  - sysclk-lwla
- - uni-t-dmm (including all subdrivers)
- - uni-t-ut32x
+ - uni-t-dmm (all non -ser subdrivers)
  - victor-dmm
  - yokogawa-dlm (USBTMC or TCP)
  - zeroplus-logic-cube
@@ -290,6 +300,8 @@ ship with different PC connectivity cables:
  - UT-D02 (RS232 cable)
  - UT-D04 (USB/HID cable with Hoitek HE2325U chip, USB VID/PID 04fa:2490)
  - UT-D04 (USB/HID cable with WCH CH9325 chip, USB VID/PID 1a86:e008)
+ - UT-D07 (Bluetooth adapter, ISSC BL79 BLETR chip)
+ - UT-D09 (USB/HID cable with SiL CP2110 chip, USB VID/PID 10c4:ea80)
 
 The above cables are all physically compatible (same IR connector shape)
 with all/most currently known UNI-T multimeters. For example, you can