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5This README contains various notes for users of libsigrok (or frontends
6that are based on libsigrok) about device- and/or driver-specific issues.
7
8
9Firmware
10--------
11
12Some devices supported by libsigrok need a firmware to be uploaded every time
13the device is connected to the PC (usually via USB), before it can be used.
14
15The default locations where libsigrok expects the firmware files are:
16
17 $SIGROK_FIRMWARE_DIR (environment variable)
18 $HOME/.local/share/sigrok-firmware
19 $prefix/share/sigrok-firmware
20 /usr/local/share/sigrok-firmware
21 /usr/share/sigrok-firmware
22
23($prefix is usually /usr/local or /usr, depending on your ./configure options)
24
25For further information see the section below and also:
26
27 http://sigrok.org/wiki/Firmware
28
29
30Per-driver firmware requirements
31--------------------------------
32
33The following drivers/devices require a firmware upload upon connection:
34
35 - asix-omega-rtm-cli: There is no native sigrok support for ASIX OMEGA
36 devices. But the vendor's RTM CLI application can be used in streaming
37 mode, which transparently handles the device detection and firmware
38 download. The firmware ships with the vendor application. See below
39 for details how to make the vendor application available to the sigrok
40 driver.
41
42 - asix-sigma: The ASIX SIGMA and SIGMA2 require various firmware files,
43 depending on the settings used. These files are available from our
44 'sigrok-firmware' repository/project under a license which allows us
45 to redistribute them.
46
47 - dreamsourcelab-dslogic: The DreamSourceLab DSLogic/DSCope device series
48 requires various firmware files and FPGA bitstream files.
49 These can be extracted/downloaded from the vendor's GitHub repo using a
50 tool from our 'sigrok-util' repository/project.
51
52 - fx2lafw: Logic analyzers based on the Cypress FX2(LP) chip need the
53 firmware files from the 'sigrok-firmware-fx2lafw' repository/project.
54 The firmware is written from scratch and licensed under the GNU GPLv2+.
55
56 - hantek-6xxx: Certain oscilloscopes based on the Cypress FX2(LP) chip, such
57 as the Hantek 6022BE/6022BL, SainSmart DDS120, and Rocktech BM102, need the
58 firmware files from the 'sigrok-firmware-fx2lafw' repository/project.
59 The firmware is written from scratch and licensed under the GNU GPLv2+.
60
61 - hantek-dso: The Hantek DSO-2090 (and other supported models of the same
62 series of Hantek PC oscilloscopes) need firmware files.
63 These can be extracted from the vendor's Windows drivers using a tool
64 from our 'sigrok-util' repository/project.
65
66 - kingst-la2016: The Kingst LA series of logic analyzers needs MCU firmware
67 and FPGA netlists. The 'sigrok-util' repository contains a script to
68 extract these files from the vendor software.
69
70 - lecroy-logicstudio: The LeCroy LogicStudio requires FPGA bitstream files.
71 These can be extracted from the vendor's Windows software using a tool
72 from our 'sigrok-util' repository/project.
73 Additionally, it requires a Cypress FX2 firmware. This can be extracted
74 from the vendor's Windows software using another tool. Details:
75
76 http://sigrok.org/wiki/LeCroy_LogicStudio#Firmware
77
78 - saleae-logic16: The Saleae Logic16 needs a firmware file for the
79 Cypress FX2 chip in the device, as well as two FPGA bitstream files.
80 These can be extracted from the vendor's Linux application using a tool
81 from our 'sigrok-util' repository/project.
82
83 - saleae-logic-pro: The Saleae Logic Pro 16 needs a firmware file for the
84 Cypress FX3 chip in the device, as well as an FPGA bitstream file.
85 These can be extracted from the vendor's Linux application using a tool
86 from our 'sigrok-util' repository/project.
87
88 - sysclk-lwla:
89
90 - The Sysclk LWLA1034 requires various bitstream files.
91 These files are available from our 'sigrok-firmware' repository/project
92 under a license which allows us to redistribute them.
93
94 - The Sysclk LWLA1016 requires various bitstream files.
95 These can be extracted from the vendor's Windows drivers using a tool
96 from our 'sigrok-util' repository/project.
97
98 - sysclk-sla5032: The Sysclk SLA5032 needs an FPGA bitstream file.
99 This file can be copied (and renamed) from the Windows vendor software
100 installation directory. Details:
101
102 https://sigrok.org/wiki/Sysclk_SLA5032#Firmware
103
104The following drivers/devices do not need any firmware upload:
105
106 - agilent-dmm
107 - appa-55ii
108 - arachnid-labs-re-load-pro
109 - atten-pps3xxx
110 - baylibre-acme
111 - beaglelogic
112 - cem-dt-885x
113 - center-3xx (including all subdrivers)
114 - chronovu-la
115 - colead-slm
116 - conrad-digi-35-cpu
117 - demo
118 - fluke-45
119 - fluke-dmm
120 - ftdi-la
121 - gmc-mh-1x-2x (including all subdrivers)
122 - gwinstek-gds-800
123 - gwinstek-gpd
124 - hameg-hmo
125 - hantek-4032l
126 - hp-3457a
127 - hp-3478a
128 - hung-chang-dso-2100
129 - ikalogic-scanalogic2
130 - ikalogic-scanaplus
131 - ipdbg-la
132 - kecheng-kc-330b
133 - kern-scale
134 - korad-kaxxxxp
135 - lascar-el-usb
136 - lecroy-xstream
137 - link-mso19
138 - manson-hcs-3xxx
139 - maynuo-m97
140 - mic-985xx (including all subdrivers)
141 - microchip-pickit2
142 - mooshimeter-dmm
143 - motech-lps-30x
144 - norma-dmm
145 - openbench-logic-sniffer
146 - pce-322a
147 - pipistrello-ols
148 - rdtech-dps
149 - rigol-dg
150 - rigol-ds
151 - rohde-schwarz-sme-0x
152 - scpi-dmm
153 - scpi-pps
154 - serial-dmm (including all subdrivers)
155 - serial-lcr (including all subdrivers)
156 - siglent-sds
157 - teleinfo
158 - testo
159 - tondaj-sl-814
160 - uni-t-dmm (including all subdrivers)
161 - uni-t-ut32x
162 - yokogawa-dlm
163 - zeroplus-logic-cube
164 - zketech-ebd-usb
165
166
167Specifying serial ports
168-----------------------
169
170Many devices supported by libsigrok use serial port based cables (real RS232
171or USB-to-serial ones, CDC class) to connect to a PC. These serial cables are
172supported by the libserialport library. Some vendors prefer to use HID chips
173instead of CDC chips in their serial cables. These cables can get supported
174by means of the hidapi library. Note that each chip type requires specific
175support in the libsigrok library. Bluetooth connected devices may be supported
176as well when they communicate by means of RFCOMM channels, or one of the
177implemented BLE notification/indication approaches, and one of the Bluetooth
178supporting platforms is used.
179
180For all these devices, you need to specify the serial port they are connected
181to (e.g. using the 'conn' option in sigrok-cli). It is not possible to scan
182for such devices without specifying a serial port.
183
184Example:
185
186 $ sigrok-cli --driver <somedriver>:conn=/dev/ttyUSB0 ...
187 $ sigrok-cli --driver <somedriver>:conn=hid/cp2110 ...
188 $ sigrok-cli --driver <somedriver>:conn=bt/rfcomm/01-23-45-67-89-ab ...
189
190Formal syntax for serial communication:
191
192 - COM ports (RS232, USB CDC):
193 conn=<com-port>
194 - USB HID cables:
195 conn=hid[/<chip>]
196 conn=hid[/<chip>]/usb=<bus>.<dev>[.<if>]
197 conn=hid[/<chip>]/raw=<path>
198 conn=hid[/<chip>]/sn=<serno>
199 conn=hid[/<chip>]/iokit=<path>
200 chip can be: bu86x, ch9325, cp2110, victor
201 path may contain slashes
202 path and serno are "greedy" (span to the end of the spec)
203 - Bluetooth Classic and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE):
204 conn=bt/<conn>/<addr>
205 conn can be: rfcomm, ble122, nrf51, cc254x
206 addr can be "dense" or separated, bt/cc254x/0123456789ab or
207 bt/rfcomm/11-22-33-44-55-66 or bt/ble122/88:6b:12:34:56:78
208 (note that colons may not be available when the conn= spec is taken
209 from a string that separates fields by colon, e.g. in the "--driver
210 <name>:conn=<spec>" example, that is why the dense form and the use
211 of dashes for separation are supported)
212
213Some of the drivers implement a default for the connection. Some of the
214drivers can auto-detect USB connected devices.
215
216Beyond strict serial communication over COM ports (discussed above), the
217conn= property can also address specific USB devices, as well as specify TCP
218or VXI communication parameters. See these examples:
219
220 $ sigrok-cli --driver <somedriver>:conn=<vid>.<pid> ...
221 $ sigrok-cli --driver <somedriver>:conn=tcp-raw/<ipaddr>/<port> ...
222 $ sigrok-cli --driver <somedriver>:conn=vxi/<ipaddr> ...
223 $ sigrok-cli --driver <somedriver>:conn=usbtmc/<bus>.<addr> ...
224
225Individual device drivers _may_ implement additional semantics for the
226conn= specification, which would not apply to other drivers, yet can be
227rather useful for a given type of device.
228
229 $ sigrok-cli --driver <somedriver>:conn=sn=<serno>
230
231
232Specifying serial port parameters
233---------------------------------
234
235Every serial device's driver has default serial port parameters like baud
236rate, number of data bits, stop bits and handshake status. If a device requires
237different parameters, pass them as option "serialcomm" with the driver name.
238See libsigrok docs for the function serial_set_paramstr() for complete specs.
239
240Example:
241
242 $ sigrok-cli --driver <somedriver>:conn=<someconn>:serialcomm=9600/7n1/dtr=1
243
244
245Permissions of serial port based devices
246----------------------------------------
247
248When using devices supported by libsigrok that use serial port based cables
249(real RS232 or USB-to-serial ones) to connect to a PC, you need to ensure
250that the user running the libsigrok frontend has (read/write) permissions to
251access the serial port device (e.g. /dev/ttyS0, /dev/ttyUSB0, and so on).
252
253You can use 'chmod' to apply permissions as you see fit, and/or 'chown' to
254change the owner of the serial port device to a certain user or group.
255
256For USB-to-serial based devices, we recommended using our udev rules file
257(see below for details).
258
259
260Permissions for USB devices (udev rules files)
261----------------------------------------------
262
263When using USB-based devices supported by libsigrok, the user running the
264libsigrok frontend (e.g. sigrok-cli) has to have (read/write) permissions
265for the respective USB device.
266
267On Linux, this is accomplished using udev rules. libsigrok ships a rules
268file containing all supported devices which can be detected reliably
269(generic USB-to-serial converters are omitted, as these are used for a wide
270range of devices, e.g. GPS receivers, which are not handled by libsigrok).
271
272The file is available in contrib/60-libsigrok.rules. This file just contains
273the list of devices and flags these devices with ID_SIGROK="1". Access is
274granted by the 61-libsigrok-plugdev.rules or 61-libsigrok-uaccess.rules files,
275allowing access to members of the plugdev group or to currently logged in
276users, respectively.
277
278When using a libsigrok package from your favorite Linux distribution, the
279files should already be installed in /usr/lib/udev/rules.d/, i.e.
28060-libsigrok.rules and one of the access granting rules files. Use of
28161-libsigrok-uaccess.rules is encouraged on systemd distributions.
282
283The access policy can be locally overridden by placing appropriate rules in
284/etc/udev/rules.d/, disabling or ammending the default policy. See the
285udev documentation, e.g. man 7 udev, for details.
286
287If you're building from source, you need to copy the file to the place
288where udev will read these rules. Local rules should go to /etc/udev/rules.d.
289Keep the file naming, otherwise interaction between the libsigrok rules and
290rules shipped by the system will be broken.
291
292Please consult the udev docs for details.
293
294
295Assigning drivers to devices (Windows, Zadig)
296---------------------------------------------
297
298On Windows systems it may be necessary to assign drivers to devices
299before libusb based applications can access them. It may be necessary
300to re-run this driver assignment after firmware upload in case the
301device changes its USB identification as a consequence of loading the
302firmware image.
303
304The https://sigrok.org/wiki/Windows wiki page discusses this subject,
305and other platform specific aspects.
306
307
308Non-default drivers for commodity chips
309---------------------------------------
310
311Some vendors include common USB chips in their products yet assign device
312specific VID:PID pairs. Which results in the necessity for extra steps
313before the serial port can be used:
314
315- GW Instek VCP, found in GDM-8000 and probably other meters: Install the
316 vendors Windows driver to get access to a COM port. Or force the driver
317 assignment on Linux:
318 # modprobe cp210x
319 # echo 2184 0030 > /sys/bus/usb-serial/drivers/cp210x/new_id
320
321
322Cypress FX2 based devices
323-------------------------
324
325Devices using the Cypress FX2(LP) chip without any specific USB VID/PID will
326be enumerated with VID/PID 04b4:8613 (the default for "unconfigured FX2").
327These are usually "FX2 eval boards" (that can also be used as LAs, though).
328
329On Linux, the 'usbtest' driver will usually grab such devices, and they will
330thus not be usable by libsigrok (and frontends).
331
332You can fix this by running 'rmmod usbtest' as root before using the device.
333
334
335UNI-T DMM (and rebranded models) cables
336---------------------------------------
337
338UNI-T multimeters (and rebranded devices, e.g. some Voltcraft models) can
339ship with different PC connectivity cables:
340
341 - UT-D02 (RS232 cable)
342 - UT-D04 (USB/HID cable with Hoitek HE2325U chip, USB VID/PID 04fa:2490)
343 - UT-D04 (USB/HID cable with WCH CH9325 chip, USB VID/PID 1a86:e008)
344 - UT-D07 (Bluetooth adapter, ISSC BL79 BLETR chip)
345 - UT-D09 (USB/HID cable with SiL CP2110 chip, USB VID/PID 10c4:ea80)
346
347The above cables are all physically compatible (same IR connector shape)
348with all/most currently known UNI-T multimeters. For example, you can
349use either of the UT-D04 USB/HID cables or the UT-D02 RS232 cable with
350the UNI-T UT61D multimeter.
351
352When using the UT-D02 RS232 cable with any of the supported UNI-T DMMs,
353you have to use the respective driver with a '-ser' drivername suffix
354(internally all of these models are handled by the 'serial-dmm' driver).
355
356You also need to specify the serial port via the 'conn' option, e.g.
357/dev/ttyUSB0 (attached via a USB-to-serial cable) or /dev/ttyS0 (actual
358RS232 port) on Linux (see above).
359
360Finally, the user running the frontend (e.g. sigrok-cli) also needs
361permissions to access the respective serial port (see above).
362
363Examples (sigrok-cli):
364
365 $ sigrok-cli --driver uni-t-ut61e-ser:conn=/dev/ttyUSB0 ...
366 $ sigrok-cli --driver voltcraft-vc820-ser:conn=/dev/ttyS0 ...
367 $ sigrok-cli --driver uni-t-ut61e-ser:conn=hid/cp2110
368
369Using any of the UT-D04 et al USB/HID cables can be done in two different
370ways: Use transparent serial over HID support in libsigrok, by giving the
371-ser driver a conn=hid/... serial port spec. This re-uses the 'serial-dmm'
372driver, results in better coverage of these code paths, and reduces
373maintenance overhead. Or by running non-ser drivers and passing USB
374specific connection details. When the driver _without_ the '-ser' suffix
375is used, the models are handled by the 'uni-t-dmm' driver. These duplicate
376drivers only exist for historical reasons, the redundancy may result in
377differences of behaviour between the two implementations. When in doubt,
378check if the '-ser' driver works for you.
379
380In the USB specific driver case you need to specify the cable's vendor
381and product IDs. Autodetection is not possible here, since various other
382products use the USB VID/PID of those cables too, and there is no way to
383distinguish them. The sigrok software errs on the safe side, and won't
384communicate to serial ports unless explicitly instructed by the user.
385
386The user running the frontend does also need to have permissions to
387access the respective USB device (see above).
388
389Examples (sigrok-cli):
390
391 $ sigrok-cli --driver uni-t-ut61e:conn=1a86.e008 ...
392 $ sigrok-cli --driver voltcraft-vc820:conn=04fa.2490 ...
393
394
395UNI-T UT-D04 cable issue on Linux
396---------------------------------
397
398The UNI-T UT-D04 cable with Hoitek HE2325U (or WCH CH9325) chip seems to have
399a very specific problem on Linux. Apparently it requires to be put into
400suspend (and woken up again) before it is usable. This seems to be a
401Linux-only issue, Windows is not affected by this since apparently the
402Windows kernel does this for every USB device, always.
403
404Thus, if you want to use any of the UNI-T DMMs with this specific cable,
405you'll have to run the following script (as root) once, every time you attach
406the cable via USB. The script was written by Ralf Burger.
407
408See also: http://erste.de/UT61/index.html
409
410 #!/bin/bash
411 for dat in /sys/bus/usb/devices/*; do
412 if test -e $dat/manufacturer; then
413 grep "WCH.CN" $dat/manufacturer > /dev/null && echo auto > ${dat}/power/level && echo 0 > ${dat}/power/autosuspend
414 fi
415 done
416
417
418UNI-T UT-D04 cable issue on Windows
419-----------------------------------
420
421There have been reports that CH9325 based cables are not detected on
422Windows out of the box when they are assigned to libwdi drivers. Though
423they may be usable in that case when the USB address is manually specified.
424This can happen when some "USB to serial" driver is assigned which does not
425provide a genuine COM port that enumerates naturally. Manually assigning a
426"USB input device" driver can improve HIDAPI compatibility and make the
427cable show up in sigrok's serial port enumeration.
428
429
430Enabling multimeter / data logger measurement output
431----------------------------------------------------
432
433Some multimeters or data loggers will not start outputting measurement data
434unless a certain action has been performed by the user beforehand. This is
435usually mentioned in the vendor manual of the respective device, but here's
436a short list for convenience:
437
438 - BBC Goertz Metrawatt M2110: Briefly press the "Start/Reset" button on the
439 interface panel on top.
440 - Brymen BM257s: Press HOLD during power-on.
441 - Digitek DT4000ZC: Briefly press the "RS232" button.
442 - EEVBlog 121GW: Hold "1ms PEAK" until the "BT" indicator is shown.
443 - ES51919 based LCR meters (DER EE DE-5000, PeakTech 2170, UNI-T UT612):
444 Press the button with the "RS232" or "USB" or "PC link" label (usually
445 the "up" cursor button).
446 - Gossen Metrawatt Metrahit 1x/2x devices, driver gmc-mh-1x-2x-rs232:
447 - Power on the device with the "DATA" button pressed.
448 - Metrahit 2x devices must be configured for the respective interface type.
449 - Gossen Metrawatt Metrahit 2x devices, driver gmc-mh-2x-bd232:
450 - 'BD232' interface:
451 The multimeter must be configured for the respective interface type.
452 - 'SI232-II' interface ("PC Mode"):
453 The multimeter must be configured for interface type 'BD232' (all),
454 'SI232 online' (28-29S) or 'SI232 store' (22-26x). The interface must
455 be configured to the same baud rate as the host (default 9600).
456 Multimeter and interface must be configured to the same address.
457 - GW Instek GDM-397: Press the "REL/RS232C (USB)" button for roughly 1 second.
458 - GW Instek VCP: See the discussion on manual driver assignment to common
459 USB to UART chips with non-default USB identification.
460 - MASTECH MS6514: Press the "Setup/PC-Link" button for roughly 3 seconds.
461 - Meterman 38XR: Press the "RS232" button.
462 - Metrix MX56C: Press the PRINT button to have the meter send acquisition
463 data via IR. Hold the PRINT button to adjust the meter's transmission
464 interval.
465 - Norma DM950: If the interface doesn't work (e.g. USB-RS232 converter), power
466 on the device with "FUNC" pressed (to power the interface from the DMM).
467 - PCE PCE-DM32: Briefly press the "RS232" button.
468 - RadioShack 22-812: Press and hold "SELECT" and "RANGE" together.
469 - TekPower TP4000ZC: Briefly press the "RS232" button.
470 - Tenma 72-7750: Briefly press the "RS232C" button.
471 - UNI-T UT60G: Briefly press the "RS232C" button.
472 - UNI-T UT61B/C/D: Press the "REL/RS232/USB" button for roughly 1 second.
473 - UNI-T UT71x: Press the "SEND/-/MAXMIN" button for roughly 1 second.
474 Briefly pressing the "EXIT" button leaves this mode again.
475 - UNI-T UT181A: In the "SETUP" menu set "Communication" to "ON".
476 - UNI-T UT325: Briefly press the "SEND" button (as per manual). However, it
477 appears that in practice you don't have to press the button (at least on
478 some versions of the device), simply connect the device via USB.
479 - V&A VA18B/VA40B: Keep the "Hz/DUTY" key pressed while powering on the DMM.
480 - Victor 70C/86C: Press the "REL/RS232" button for roughly 1 second.
481 - Voltcraft VC-830: Press the "REL/PC" button for roughly 2 seconds.
482 - Voltcraft VC-870: Press the "REL/PC" button for roughly 1 second.
483
484
485ASIX OMEGA in RTM CLI mode
486--------------------------
487
488The asix-sigma driver can detect the Omega devices' presence, but does
489not support their protocol and emits a diagnostics message. The firmware
490image is not available for distribution, and information on the protocol
491is not available. That's why native support is in some distant future.
492Yet basic operation of Omega devices is available by using the vendor's
493command line application for real time mode (RTM CLI).
494
495The vendor application targets Windows (on x86), but also executes on
496Linux when 32bit libraries for FTDI communication are provided. The
497user manual discusses the installation. The sigrok asix-omega-rtm-cli
498driver uses the vendor provided omegartmcli.exe binary to configure the
499device for streaming, and to acquire sample data.
500
501Either make an "omegartmcli" executable available in PATH. This can be
502the vendor's executable or some wrapper around it or a symlink to it.
503Or specify the executable's location in the OMEGARTMCLI environment
504variable. The sigrok driver accepts an optional serial number (six or
505eight hex digits) to select one out of several connected devices.
506
507 (optional)
508 $ export "OMEGARTMCLI=$HOME/.wine/drive_c/progx86/ASIX/SIGMA/omegartmcli.exe"
509
510 (optional)
511 $ OMEGASN=":conn=sn=a6030123"
512
513 (example use)
514 $ sigrok-cli -d asix-omega-rtm-cli${OMEGASN} --show
515 $ sigrok-cli -d asix-omega-rtm-cli${OMEGASN} -o capture.sr --time 10s
516 $ sigrok-cli -d asix-omega-rtm-cli${OMEGASN} -o capture.sr --samples 100m
517 $ pulseview -d asix-omega-rtm-cli${OMEGASN}
518
519The RTM mode of operation samples 16 channels at a fixed rate of 200MHz.
520Hardware triggers are not available in this mode. Glib should handle
521platform specific details of external process execution, but the driver
522was only tested on Linux so far. Acquisition start in sigrok applications
523may take some time before sample data becomes available (roughly one
524second here on a slow machine). This is an implementation detail of the
525RTM CLI approach including execution under wine.
526
527The reliability of that setup in the presence of fast changing input
528signals is yet to get determined. It's assumed that slow input signals
529are operational. It's essential that the _average_ rate of changes in
530the input signal in combination with the hardware compression are such
531that the FTDI FIFO can communicate all involved data via USB2.0 to the
532application. Intermediate bursts of rapid changes shall not be an issue
533given the Omega devices' deep memory which RTM uses for buffering.
534
535Native support for the Asix Omega devices depends on the availability of
536a protocol description and use of the protocol depends on the firmware's
537availability at the user's site. Which then would allow to capture to
538DRAM at high rates without the communication bottleneck, before the data
539gets communicated to the PC after the acquisition has completed. Compare
540the native sigrok support for Asix Sigma.
541
542
543ChronoVu LA8/LA16 USB VID/PIDs
544------------------------------
545
546The ChronoVu LA8/LA16 logic analyzer is available in two revisions. Previously,
547the device shipped with a USB VID/PID of 0403:6001, which is the standard ID
548for FTDI FT232 USB chips.
549
550Since this made it hard to distinguish the LA8/LA16 from any other device
551with this FTDI chip connected to the PC, the vendor later shipped the
552device with a USB VID/PID of 0403:8867.
553
554The 'chronovu-la' driver in libsigrok supports both VID/PID pairs and
555automatically finds devices with either VID/PID pair.
556
557
558OLS
559---
560
561The Dangerous Prototypes Openbench Logic Sniffer (OLS) logic analyzer
562driver in libsigrok assumes a somewhat recent firmware has been flashed onto
563the OLS (it doesn't need a firmware upload every time it's attached via USB,
564since the firmware is stored in the device permanently).
565
566The most recent firmware version that is tested is 3.07.
567
568If you use any older firmware and your OLS is not found or is not working
569properly, please upgrade to at least this firmware version. Check the
570Dangerous Prototypes wiki for firmware upgrade instructions:
571
572 http://dangerousprototypes.com/docs/Logic_Sniffer_upgrade_procedure
573
574Also, you need to specify a serial port for the OLS in the frontends, e.g.
575using the 'conn' option in sigrok-cli, and you also need to have the
576permissions to access the serial port (see above).
577
578Example:
579
580 $ sigrok-cli --driver ols:conn=/dev/ttyACM0 ...
581
582
583JTAGulator
584----------
585
586The Grand Idea Studio JTAGulator also implements the SUMP protocol and
587thus is covered by the OLS driver. See the vendor's wiki on details how
588to enable the Logic Analyzer mode of operation.
589
590 https://github.com/grandideastudio/jtagulator/wiki/Logic-Analyzer
591
592
593Mooshimeter
594-----------
595
596The Mooshim Engineering Mooshimeter is controlled via Bluetooth Low Energy
597(sometimes called Bluetooth 4.0), as such it requires a supported Bluetooth
598interface available. The 'conn' option is required and must contain the
599Bluetooth MAC address of the meter.
600
601Example:
602
603 $ sigrok-cli --driver mooshimeter-dmm:conn=12-34-56-78-9A-BC ...
604
605Since the Mooshimeter has no physical interface on the meter itself, the
606channel configuration is set with the 'channel_config' option. The format
607of this option is 'CH1,CH2' where each channel configuration has the form
608'MODE:RANGE:ANALYSIS', with later parts being optional. In addition for
609CLI compatibility, the ',' in the channels can also be a '/' and the ':' in
610the individual configuration can be a ';'.
611
612Available channel 1 modes:
613
614 - Current, A: Current in amps
615 - Temperature, T, K: Internal meter temperature in Kelvin
616 - Resistance, Ohm, W: Resistance in ohms
617 - Diode, D: Diode voltage
618 - Aux, LV: Auxiliary (W input) low voltage sensor (1.2V max)
619
620Available channel 2 modes:
621
622 - Voltage, V: Voltage
623 - Temperature, T, K: Internal meter temperature in Kelvin
624 - Resistance, Ohm, W: Resistance in ohms
625 - Diode, D: Diode voltage
626 - Aux, LV: Auxiliary (W input) low voltage sensor (1.2V max)
627
628Only one channel can use the shared inputs at a time (e.g. if CH1 is measuring
629resistance, CH2 cannot measure low voltage). Temperature is excepted from
630this, so the meter can measure internal temperature and low voltage at the
631same time.
632
633Additionally, the meter can calculate the real power of both channels. This
634generally only makes sense when CH1 is set to current and CH2 is set to a
635voltage and so it is disabled by default. It must be enabled by enabling the
636'P' channel (the third channel).
637
638The range of the channel specification sets the maximum input for that channel
639and is rounded up to the next value the meter itself supports. For example,
640specifying 50 for the voltage will result in the actual maximum of 60.
641Specifying 61 would result in 600. If omitted, sigrok will perform
642auto-ranging of the channel by selecting the next greater value than the
643latest maximum.
644
645The analysis option sets how the meter reports its internal sampling buffer
646to sigrok:
647
648 - Mean, DC: The default is a simple arithmetic mean of the sample buffer
649 - RMS, AC: The root mean square of the sample buffer
650 - Buf, Buffer, Samples: Report the entire sample buffer to sigrok. This
651 results in packets that contain all the samples in the buffer instead
652 of a single output value.
653
654The size of the sample buffer is set with the 'avg_samples' option, while
655the sampling rate is set with the 'samplerate' option. So the update rate
656is avg_samples/samplerate. Both are rounded up to the next supported value
657by the meter.
658
659Example:
660
661 $ sigrok-cli -c channel_config="Aux;0.1/T" --driver mooshimeter-dmm...
662 $ sigrok-cli -c channel_config="A;;AC/V;;AC" --driver mooshimeter-dmm...