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Linux USB driver for the Arexx TL-500 – Part II

Posted on January 3, 2010 by Kornelius Rohmeyer

Last time we started communicating with the TL-500. This time we want to find out the meaning of the data rows from the IN endpoint. Therefore we start the USB Sniffer SnoopyPro again and observe the data flow under Windows … Continue reading →

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Using libusb to write a Linux USB driver for the Arexx TL-500 – Part I

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Kornelius Rohmeyer

The Arexx TL-500 is a well-priced temperature and humidity logging system. But with only twelve direct requests for a Linux USB drivers, Arexx recently decided to abandon their plans creating a Linux driver for this device (I think there is … Continue reading →

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Executable application launcher

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Kornelius Rohmeyer

Under Linux we are creating launchers for our applications according to the Freedesktop Desktop Entry Specification. With recent versions of Gnome or KDE we get the following launcher: When the launcher is clicked, it is asked whether the application should … Continue reading →

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