The Code . We strive to expose the device protocol in as few lines of code as possible. To do this, we sacrifice some functionality and some error checking.
Most programs fit in a single file and are built using just gcc -o.
The Articles . This article reviews the ProbeScope, presents its serial protocol, and gives an X-windows program to display the 'scope traces. The X-windows program, xProbeScope, needs only Xlib. A review of the Radio Shack Digital Volt Meter that has RS-232 output. The article describes the DVM and the protocol, and gives a simple program to take reading once a minute.