Termineter - can't connect /dev/ttyUSB0

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Hi All,

I’m having some issues with enabling an ABACUS Optical Probe for use with termineter.
The device does not appear to be mapping to /dev/ttyUSB0 and i’ve followed the process as mentioned in the termineter documentation (https://github.com/securestate/termineter/wiki/GettingStarted).
Is anyone able to help? Full output of command listing is below

➜  ~ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0403:f458 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd ABACUS ELECTRICS Optical Probe

➜  ~ sudo dmesg
[   74.794093] usb 2-2: new full-speed USB device number 3 using ohci-pci
[   75.142836] usb 2-2: New USB device found, idVendor=0403, idProduct=f458, bcdDevice= 4.00
[   75.142843] usb 2-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[   75.142849] usb 2-2: Product: ABACUS ELECTRICS Optical Probe
[   75.142853] usb 2-2: Manufacturer: ABACUS
[   75.142857] usb 2-2: SerialNumber: XXXXXXXX

➜  ~ ls /dev/tty*
/dev/tty    /dev/tty12  /dev/tty17  /dev/tty21  /dev/tty26  /dev/tty30  /dev/tty35  /dev/tty4   /dev/tty44  /dev/tty49  /dev/tty53  /dev/tty58  /dev/tty62  /dev/ttyS0
/dev/tty0   /dev/tty13  /dev/tty18  /dev/tty22  /dev/tty27  /dev/tty31  /dev/tty36  /dev/tty40  /dev/tty45  /dev/tty5   /dev/tty54  /dev/tty59  /dev/tty63  /dev/ttyS1
/dev/tty1   /dev/tty14  /dev/tty19  /dev/tty23  /dev/tty28  /dev/tty32  /dev/tty37  /dev/tty41  /dev/tty46  /dev/tty50  /dev/tty55  /dev/tty6   /dev/tty7   /dev/ttyS2
/dev/tty10  /dev/tty15  /dev/tty2   /dev/tty24  /dev/tty29  /dev/tty33  /dev/tty38  /dev/tty42  /dev/tty47  /dev/tty51  /dev/tty56  /dev/tty60  /dev/tty8   /dev/ttyS3
/dev/tty11  /dev/tty16  /dev/tty20  /dev/tty25  /dev/tty3   /dev/tty34  /dev/tty39  /dev/tty43  /dev/tty48  /dev/tty52  /dev/tty57  /dev/tty61  /dev/tty9

➜  ~ sudo modprobe ftdi-sio vendor=0x0403 product=0xf458
➜  ~ ls /dev/tty* | grep USB 
➜  ~ 

➜  ~ sudo dmesg
[  221.413233] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial_generic
[  221.413275] usbserial: USB Serial support registered for generic
[  221.424232] ftdi_sio: unknown parameter 'vendor' ignored
[  221.424237] ftdi_sio: unknown parameter 'product' ignored
[  221.424482] usbcore: registered new interface driver ftdi_sio
[  221.424512] usbserial: USB Serial support registered for FTDI USB Serial Device
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Check the arduino debian community somewhere. i think i remember something regarding a special config because of being denied tty serial USB interface so you had to use a different bus.

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Thanks, finally got the probe working! Instructions as follows (also in the install instructions for Termineter but not the wiki it seems)

sudo su
modprobe ftdi-sio
echo "0x0403 0xf458" >> /sys/bus/usb-serial/drivers/ftdi_sio/new_id
termineter
set SERIAL_CONNECTION /dev/ttyUSB0
connect
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hi fred,
from where do you have the ABACUS Optical Probe? :slight_smile:

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Hey rowie. I borrowed it from a friend who can’t remember where he got it from. I’ve also seen some on ebay but they’re extremely expensive for some reason.

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