Accessing the serial console

Accessing the serial console

Here you can find some suggestions about how to get access to the Cosino’s serial console from an external host computer. Please note that to get access to the serial console you need a type-B miscro USB cable connected to the proper serial console port on your Cosino’s extension. GNU/Linux host On my Ubuntu 13.04…

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The MODBUS utils

The MODBUS utils

Modbus is a serial communications protocol originally published by Modicon (now Schneider Electric) in 1979 for use with its programmable logic controllers (PLCs). Simple and robust, it has since become a de facto standard communication protocol, and it is now a commonly available means of connecting industrial electronic devices. The main reasons for the use…

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modbusfs: the MODBUS filesystem

modbusfs: the MODBUS filesystem

Modbusfs allow users to see all MODBUS clients connected with a MODBUS master as a filesystem tree, where directories are named as the client’s MODBUS address and files are the clients’ registers. With modbusfs users can use their preferred programming languages even if they do not have any dedicated MODBUS support! In fact users simply…

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