Vyper interface & Linux?

[sillygrendel]

Hmmm... Need a nerd alert icon for this one!

I have a Suunto Vyper and would very much like to download and play with my profiles.

I refuse to use microsoft products for any of my personal stuff so... Does anyone know if anything has been written to get a hold of the profiles in Linux?? I'd be happy with a hardware driver or an interface description... (I'll probably write the rest myself and would like to integrate it with a deco modeler... Which I guess I also may end up writing for the heck of it.)

Hmmm... Probably time to start looking for a job!

Nah... Must go on vacation first!

[chrispete]

You may want to try and see if WINE is compatible with the Suunto program - that'd make your life much easier.

The driver is just a standard serial driver from what I can see, and you might be able to (if you are really a masochist) sniff the serial port on a Win machine that's talking to your Vyper to see what info it sends back and forth, then start writing your prog from there.

[Bob3]

My Linux machine is apart right now, I'll slap it back together in a few days & plug an interface into it & see what starts cooking.

[nickjb]

The transfer proptocol is pretty simple. Send it a few characters and it sends you some data. I have written an interface for the Palm although this has only been tested with a Stinger.

http://www.palmgear.com/software/sho...4&prodID=41858

I will share the protocol information if you want it, don't expect any help from Suunto.

There is good stuff about the hardware here:

http://www.geocities.com/scubadiver_roli/english.html

[sillygrendel]

Thanks for the info.

Doesn't look too bad at all. Now I've just got to get a hold of one of those interfaces...

[nickjb]

There is a lot of information on the protocol here:

http://www.markus-fritze.de/suunto/cobra.html

I learned a little more more by running dive manager while monitoring the serial port

There are a few useful links here too:

http://members.aol.com/GLorensen/divecomp.html

[MikeS]

chrispete once bubbled...
you might be able to (if you are really a masochist) sniff the serial port on a Win machine that's talking to your Vyper to see what info it sends back and forth, then start writing your prog from there.

Matt,

I have a portable Serial Communications Analyzer you can borrow if you want.

Mike

[sillygrendel]

Mike,

I might take you up on that. Currently I'm waiting for diveinn to get the interface in stock. Too exensive to order around here!

Thanks,
Matt

[Lemonade]

Sensus Pro

The unit is $110. Software is free. And the developer guide with protocols described is available too, free.

[nickjb]

That's a nice looking unit. I am tempted but I can't think of a practical use for it for me.