On Sat, Apr 24, 2021, 15:40 King Beowulf <kingbeow...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 4/24/21 10:53 AM, Michael Barnes wrote: > > I have an old piece of equipment that handles monitoring and remote > control > > for a site. It has an old serial dot matrix printer that would print out > > alarms situations and status readings. We want to keep the basic unit, > but > > the printer has died. I'd like to replace the printer with something > like a > > Raspberry Pi that would watch the serial printer line and store the data > to > > a file, probably on a daily basis. I'm not great at programming, so I > would > > like to find an app that could easily handle this duty. > > Suggestions appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > Michael > > Here's a summary of serial console options. > > > https://www.cyberciti.biz/hardware/5-linux-unix-commands-for-connecting-to-the-serial-console/ > > The RPi has a serial interface but you will have to assemble the serial > port wiring (either DB25 or DB9 male/female port) to connect to the > existing cable. With Radio Shack and Fry's gone belly up, I really miss > scanning the shelves for various electronic gems. > . Probably easier to just buy USB serial port dongle for standard $2-$9.99 and use that instead of filing Germanium to make transistors, diodes, etc. -T _______________________________________________ PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug