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ID-O-Matic III
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Linux and Mac Software
Linux:
Linux users will probably have
minicom
,
picocom
or
seyon
installed. The
screen
command can also be used, if present. There are a lot of free, open source terminal emulation
programs available that can be installed and used on your system.
Mac:
Numerous choices also exist for Mac users. The simplest for Mac users is
screen
, a
command normally installed with Mac OS X. Other choices include simple serial terminal
emulation programs such as
picocom
,
minicom
,
iTerm
,
zTerm
and others.
To use the screen command (Mac or Linux):
1.)
Open a Terminal window.
2.)
Determine the name of the virtual serial port you’re using to connect your ID-O-
Matic. This will likely be
/dev/ttyUSB0, /dev/ttyACM0
or something
similar – different operating systems and distributions will use different naming
conventions.
3.)
Type the command:
screen /dev/tty
xxxx
9600
(use the name of the virtual
serial port you found in Step 2).
4.)
You should immediately see the response from the ID-O-Matic. Press ENTER to
enter the setup menu, then refer to the following pages to set up your ID-O-Matic III.
Remember that new settings are not automatically saved; make sure you save your
changes before quitting!
5.)
To exit the screen program, type Ctrl-a followed by K. If that doesn’t work, try Ctrl-
A then ? to see your key bindings. On a Mac, try Ctrl-a followed by Ctrl-\.
Programming the ID-O-Matic III
Once you have established a terminal session and connected to your ID-O-Matic III, you should
see a brief header printed on the screen. The header will tell you the product name (ID-O-Matic
III) followed by the firmware version. The next line will give the system date and time, if the
real-time clock is set. If it’s not, it will display “Clock not set”. This is the normal state after
power-up. The real time clock does not have battery backup, so the date and time is lost when
power is removed from the board. If your installation requires that the clock stay synchronized
to the real time, a backup power source can be used. A USB phone charger or a 4-12V battery
pack plugged into the USB port in addition to the standard power connection can be used. As an
alternative, you can connect a GPS receiver as detailed in the “
” section of
this manual.
Summary of Contents for ID-O-Matic III
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