X-Git-Url: https://sigrok.org/gitweb/?p=libsigrok.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.devices;h=935f797280c7c2925e7c055cc87e8e874e4ac5db;hp=554805a948c2e554913c2a9eabdeeca9919c3252;hb=d40b8557a962;hpb=7b3567126c22622180d82463f4f848606d52d2cd diff --git a/README.devices b/README.devices index 554805a9..935f7972 100644 --- a/README.devices +++ b/README.devices @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ The following drivers/devices require a firmware upload upon connection: - fx2lafw: Logic analyzers based on the Cypress FX2(LP) chip need the firmware files from the 'sigrok-firmware-fx2lafw' repository/project. - The firmware is written from scratch and licensed under the GPLv2+. + The firmware is written from scratch and licensed under the GNU GPLv2+. - hantek-dso: The Hantek DSO-2090 (and other supported models of the same series of Hantek PC oscilloscopes) need firmware files. @@ -47,20 +47,25 @@ The following drivers/devices require a firmware upload upon connection: These can be extracted from the vendor's Linux application using a tool from our 'sigrok-util' repository/project. + - sysclk-lwla: The Sysclk LWLA1034 requires various bitstream files. + These files are available from our 'sigrok-firmware' repository/project + under a license which allows us to redistribute them. + The following drivers/devices do not need any firmware upload: - agilent-dmm - - alsa - appa-55ii + - atten-pps3xxx - brymen-bm86x - brymen-dmm - cem-dt-885x - center-3xx (including all subdrivers) - chronovu-la - colead-slm + - conrad-digi-35-cpu - demo - fluke-dmm - - gmc-mh-1x-2x + - gmc-mh-1x-2x (including all subdrivers) - hameg-hmo - ikalogic-scanalogic2 - ikalogic-scanaplus @@ -70,6 +75,7 @@ The following drivers/devices do not need any firmware upload: - mic-985xx (including all subdrivers) - norma-dmm - openbench-logic-sniffer + - pipistrello-ols - rigol-ds - serial-dmm (including all subdrivers) - teleinfo @@ -77,6 +83,7 @@ The following drivers/devices do not need any firmware upload: - uni-t-dmm (including all subdrivers) - uni-t-ut32x - victor-dmm + - yokogawa-dlm - zeroplus-logic-cube @@ -98,12 +105,14 @@ The following drivers/devices require a serial port specification: - agilent-dmm - appa-55ii + - atten-pps3xxx - brymen-dmm - cem-dt-885x - center-3xx (including all subdrivers) - colead-slm + - conrad-digi-35-cpu - fluke-dmm - - gmc-mh-1x-2x + - gmc-mh-1x-2x (including all subdrivers) - hameg-hmo - link-mso19 - mic-985xx (including all subdrivers) @@ -116,7 +125,6 @@ The following drivers/devices require a serial port specification: The following drivers/devices do not require a serial port specification: - - alsa - asix-sigma - brymen-bm86x - chronovu-la @@ -127,21 +135,24 @@ The following drivers/devices do not require a serial port specification: - ikalogic-scanaplus - kecheng-kc-330b - lascar-el-usb + - pipistrello-ols - rigol-ds (USBTMC or TCP) - saleae-logic16 + - sysclk-lwla - uni-t-dmm (including all subdrivers) - uni-t-ut32x - victor-dmm + - yokogawa-dlm (USBTMC or TCP) - zeroplus-logic-cube -Specifiying serial port parameters ----------------------------------- +Specifying serial port parameters +--------------------------------- Every serial device's driver has default serial port parameters like baud rate, number of data bits, stop bits and handshake status. If a device requires different parameters, pass them as option "serialcomm" with the driver name. -See libsigrok docs for function serial_set_paramstr() for complete specs. +See libsigrok docs for the function serial_set_paramstr() for complete specs. Example: @@ -308,36 +319,15 @@ a short list for convenience: - Tenma 72-7750: Briefly press the "RS232C" button. - UNI-T UT60G: Briefly press the "RS232C" button. - UNI-T UT61B/C/D: Press the "REL/RS232/USB" button for roughly 1 second. + - UNI-T UT71x: Press the "SEND/-/MAXMIN" button for roughly 1 second. + Briefly pressing the "EXIT" button leaves this mode again. - UNI-T UT325: Briefly press the "SEND" button (as per manual). However, it appears that in practice you don't have to press the button (at least on some versions of the device), simply connect the device via USB. - V&A VA18B/VA40B: Keep the "Hz/DUTY" key pressed while powering on the DMM. - Victor 70C/86C: Press the "REL/RS232" button for roughly 1 second. - Voltcraft VC-830: Press the "REL/PC" button for roughly 2 seconds. - - -ALSA driver ------------ - -The 'alsa' driver can be used to sample analog data using a PC's soundcard. -I.e. the sound card can act as a simple oscilloscope (with some limitations) -using commercial or DIY "sound card scope probe" cables. - -Since ALSA is a Linux-specific sound system, this driver will inherently -only compile and work on Linux. - -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. + - Voltcraft VC-870: Press the "REL/PC" button for roughly 1 second. ChronoVu LA8/LA16 USB VID/PIDs @@ -358,11 +348,10 @@ automatically finds devices with either VID/PID pair. OLS --- -The Dangerous Prototypes Openbench Logic Sniffer (OLS) logic analyzer is -supported by the 'ols' driver in libsigrok. This driver assumes a somewhat -recent firmware has been flashed onto the OLS (it doesn't need a firmware -upload every time it's attached via USB, since the firmware is stored in the -device permanently). +The Dangerous Prototypes Openbench Logic Sniffer (OLS) logic analyzer +driver in libsigrok assumes a somewhat recent firmware has been flashed onto +the OLS (it doesn't need a firmware upload every time it's attached via USB, +since the firmware is stored in the device permanently). The most recent firmware version that is tested is 3.07. @@ -380,20 +369,3 @@ Example: $ sigrok-cli --driver ols:conn=/dev/ttyACM0 ... - -Rigol DS oscilloscopes ----------------------- - -The 'rigol-ds' driver (for the Rigol DS series DSOs) currently uses the Linux -usbtmc kernel driver. This means it can currently only be built and used on -Linux (i.e., it's non-portable). - -The use of a kernel module also means it is dependent on the kernel version -used, as well as on whether this specific module is available in the kernel. -Additionally, the usbtmc kernel module has been known to have various bugs -in some versions. These are some (but not all) drawbacks of using a kernel -module as opposed to a libusb-based driver that works in user-space. - -We plan to change the driver to use the 'librevisa' user-space shared -library (which uses libusb) soon, which will fix all these issues and make -the driver portable at the same time.