[clug] Linux compatible external Thermometer

[Adam Baxter]

Am I missing something? Aren't these just thermistor->serial->usb? Wouldn't
they just turn up as /dev/ttySx?

On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 7:00 PM, Kevin Pulo <kev at pulo.com.au> wrote:

> On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 05:10:10PM +1100, Peter Barker wrote:
>
> > I enjoy using various cheap USB devices for this.  Easy to get working.
> >
> > Unfortunately, they never appear to have a serial number, so there's no
> > *absolutely* reliable way to ensure you don't get multiple devices out of
> > order on the one machine.
>
> Hmmm...  What about if they went onto separate USB host controllers,
> so that you could have a script which pokes around in /sys to figure
> out which is connected where?
>
> I'm also interested in these things - what driver do you use, and how
> do you read the data out of them?
>
> Kev.
>
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