
Data acquisition with Linux
by Hans Schou http://www.schou.dk

This is a simple example of how to make serial data acquisition with Linux.
Although it is simple to make a C program you still need to do some
after processing of the data. Perl is here used for after processing.

In the example I used one of the cheapest multimeter with serial interface
I could find. The Monacor DMT-3000 RS from http://www.monacor.de .
The price is less than $100.

FILES
 README      This file
 DEVICE      The serial device used. Edit this file.
 setbaud.sh  Shell script for setting up the serial port
 run.sh      Shell script for starting acquisition
 monacor.pl  Perl script for after processing
 big.log     Sample output file
 raw.big.log Sample raw file with one error

INSTALL
Change 'DEVICE' to the used serial device with an editor.

Set the proper baudrate as root or change the permission on the device
to enable normal users to do it:
 # chmod +w `cat DEVICE`

Change the permission on the device to enable users to read it:
 # chmod +r `cat DEVICE`

Set the baudrate:
 $ ./setbaud.sh

Start the data acquisition:
 $ ./run.sh


TODO
- Implement "Linear prediction"
