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It's just serial-over-USB, supported by the Linux kernel through the '''[http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=blob;f=drivers/usb/serial/cp210x.c;h=8d7731dbf478f9592d8dff350374dc6375649c44;hb=HEAD cp210x]''' driver, though as of Kernel 2.6.37 it needs to be patched to recognize the Link Instruments Vendor/Product ID ('''3195:f190''').
It's just serial-over-USB, supported by the Linux kernel through the '''[http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=blob;f=drivers/usb/serial/cp210x.c;h=8d7731dbf478f9592d8dff350374dc6375649c44;hb=HEAD cp210x]''' driver, though as of Kernel 2.6.37 it needs to be patched to recognize the Link Instruments Vendor/Product ID ('''3195:f190''').
iSerial was exploited by Link Instruments to store device probe methods, hardware type, hardware revision, calibration quirks and the actual serial number.


== Serial protocol ==
== Serial protocol ==


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Revision as of 22:59, 6 January 2011

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Link Instruments MSO-19

The Link Instruments MSO-19 is a 2GSa/s oscilloscope, 200MSa/s logic analyzer, 100MSa/s pattern generator and a TDR. It is also extremely portable and is only $249 (including probe, clips, wires and software).

See Link Instruments MSO-19/Info for more details (such as lsusb -vvv output) about the device.

Hardware

Original software

Link Instruments ships the product with its FrontPanelTM Oscilloscope software. Software is for Windows only. Written in .NET (C#), without any kind of obfuscation, which makes it a real breeze to reverse engineer.

USB protocol

It's just serial-over-USB, supported by the Linux kernel through the cp210x driver, though as of Kernel 2.6.37 it needs to be patched to recognize the Link Instruments Vendor/Product ID (3195:f190).

iSerial was exploited by Link Instruments to store device probe methods, hardware type, hardware revision, calibration quirks and the actual serial number.

Serial protocol

Later.