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Preamble about the OS.
Phidgets can run directly using USB on a Linux system with kernel 2.6 or later.
 
==Getting Started==
 
#Download libusb-0.1 and its development libraries
#*Try <code>apt-cache search libusb</code> to find current packages
#*Or install from source, which includes development libraries
#Download <span style="color:red">Phidget Libraries</span> for Linux
#*Unpack them, and in the main directory run:
#**<code>./configure</code>
#**<code>make</code>
#**<code>sudo make install</code>


==Recommended Languages==
==Recommended Languages==

Revision as of 21:44, 7 November 2011

Phidgets can run directly using USB on a Linux system with kernel 2.6 or later.

Getting Started

  1. Download libusb-0.1 and its development libraries
    • Try apt-cache search libusb to find current packages
    • Or install from source, which includes development libraries
  2. Download Phidget Libraries for Linux
    • Unpack them, and in the main directory run:
      • ./configure
      • make
      • sudo make install

Recommended Languages

We recommend the following languages for this OS:

Installing Libraries and Drivers

You can download the newest source below:

Phidgets requires Linux Kernel 2.6 or newer.

Once you've downloaded the source, build Phidget21.

There is no Phidgets Control Panel written for Linux, but there are C/C++ and Java code samples are available for all Phidgets which will compile and run on Linux without modification.

Notes:

  • Many Linux systems are now built with unsupported third party drivers. It may be necessary to uninstall these drivers for our libraries to work properly.
    • I don't think this is true. If you mean libusb, you need to install the 'libusb-dev' package. If you mean the kernel drivers - these don't interfere and are safe.
  • Phidget21 for Linux is a user-space library. Applications typically have to be run as root, or udev/hotplug must be configured to give permissions when the Phidget is plugged in.

Common Problems and Solutions

  • List relevant problems from "Common Problems and workarounds" doc
  • List common problems for this OS from support forums

Limitations

List any limitations associated with running Phidgets with this OS.