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5.4. Software
More productivity, saving you time. Cambrionix provides three interfaces by which the Hub can
be monitored and managed:
• LiveViewer
• Cambrionix API
• Command Line Instructions
The U8S uses string commands to communicate with the host system. These can be sent via the
virtual serial port of the U8S directly, or the API can be used to provide other protocols that
send translated string commands. LiveViewer can use the API to interact with the devices
through a user-friendly application.
There are three different channels for both our LiveViewer application and the API. The three
channels are Alpha/ Beta and Release. We would recommend using the release version of both
the API and LiveViewer.
We will push bug fixes and updates through Alpha and then onto Beta before it is merged into
the Release version. If you have found a bug that we have a fix for, the Alpha and Beta releases
may already have addressed these and implemented fixes.
5.4.1 Installing Software
Cambrionix has two pieces of software that can be used to manage the devices and your hub
using different host systems. This section has instructions and information on using our
software on three of the most popular host systems.
Our software is available to download from
www.cambrionix.com/software
, you will find
software available for Windows™, Mac® and Linux® Systems.
To install on Mac® and Windows™ systems, download the install files from the above link, once
downloaded run the install process and dialogue boxes will help you through installation and
initial set-up.
For Linux® systems, download the install files from the website at the above link. Once
downloaded, you can either install it from the desktop GUI or the command line via:
sudo apt install ./
