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Setting up NI GPIB-USB-HS under Linux

26 Jul

Mostly stolen from: http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~osc22/tutorials/gpib_usb_linux.html

Note unlike the ni_usb_b, this is the ni_usb_hs so no firmware has to be loaded at boot, thus gpib_config can be called directly.

Get latest source code
http://linux-gpib.sourceforge.net/

Typical build in /usr/local/src with
./configure
make
sudo make install

Edit configuration
sudo vi /etc/gpib.conf

board_type = "ni_usb_b"
name = "gpib0"

Add udev rules
sudo vi /etc/udev/rules.d/99-linux_gpib_ni_usb.rules

SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ACTION=="add", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", ATTR{idVendor}=="3923", ATTR{idProduct}=="709b", MODE="660", GROUP="username", SYMLINK+="usb_gpib"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ACTION=="add", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", ATTR{idVendor}=="3923", ATTR{idProduct}=="709b", RUN+="/usr/local/sbin/gpib_config"
KERNEL=="gpib[0-9]*", ACTION=="add", MODE="660", GROUP="username"

sudo udevadm control –reload-rules

Note udev will not run the gpib_config at boot, so add it in rc.local
sudo vi /etc/rc.d/rc.local

#!/bin/sh
/usr/local/sbin/gpib_config
exit 0

sudo chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.local
sudo systemctl enable rc-local.service
systemctl status rc-local.service

Tests
Now plug in the adapter and run ibtest
Reboot and run ibtest

Linux Multimedia

19 Jul

Logitech C615 HD Webcam
sudo vi /etc/udev/rules.d/99-webcam.rules

SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="046d", ATTRS{idProduct}=="082c", MODE:="0666"

sudo udevadm control --reload-rules

Dell XPS 13 Webcam
sudo vi /etc/udev/rules.d/99-webcam.rules

SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0bda", ATTRS{idProduct}=="5752", MODE:="0666"

sudo udevadm control --reload-rules

RPM Fusion Repository
sudo yum localinstall --nogpgcheck http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm

GUVCView Webcam Recording
sudo yum install libwebcam guvcview

Change resolution to 1280×720 on XPS-13

Set sound device to hw:2,0 for Logitech webcam

Screen Recording
sudo yum install gtk-recordmydesktop

Set sound device to DEFAULT for Logitech webcam

May also need to use hw:0,0 (use arecord -l to list input devices)

Video Editing
sudo yum install openshot

Video Playback
sudo yum install vlc

Fedora 29 x86_64 Linux Install Notes

7 Feb

Hardware Configuration
2 TB HDD on Intel 6G SATA port 0, /dev/sda, (NTFS)
240 GB SSD on Intel 6G SATA port 1, /dev/sdb, (Linux)
2 TB HDD on Intel 3G SATA port 2, /dev/sdc, (NTFS)
DVD on Intel 3G SATA port 4
240 GB SSD on Marvel 6G SATA port 0, /dev/sdd, (Windows 7)
Asus P8Z68 Deluxe/Gen3 Bios
Marvel controller enabled
Boot order (DVD port 4, USB, HDD port 0)
EasyBCD installed on Windows boot partition.
Boot selection for Linux (/dev/sdb1) or Windows (/dev/sdd1)

Fedora Boot CD
Tab at install to modify boot commands.
Remove quiet.

Network Config
IPV4: manual
Address: 192.168.1.2
Netmask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.1.1
Nameserver: 64.126.4.190
IPV6: ignore
Hostname: tesla.lounix.net

Date/Time
Location: Chicago

Software Selection
XFCE Desktop (development tools, extra plugins)

Destination
Choose 2 TB HDD (the last one in the list)
Automatic partitioning

After Reboot
Create user and add to admin group
Synchronize time over network

Change to multi-user.target (e.g. runlevel 3)
sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/default.target
sudo ln -s /lib/systemd/system/multi-user.target /etc/systemd/system/default.target

Change GRUB
sudo vi /etc/default/grub and remove rhgb quiet
sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg

Fix startx
echo "exec /usr/bin/xfce4-session" >> ~/.xinitrc
startx

Change to python 3.x
python -V
sudo alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.4 2
sudo alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python2.7 1
python -V

Reboot
reboot
login
startx

Update the System
sudo dnf update

Enable root Account
sudo passwd

Install Custom Shell Scripts
cp .bash_profile ~
cp .bashrc ~
cp .profile ~
cp .vimrc ~
sudo cp .bashrc /root

Directory Permissions
sudo chmod 777 /usr/local/src

Add Library Path to Linker
sudo vi /etc/ld.so.conf.d/usrlocal.conf
add /usr/local/lib
add /usr/local/lib64
sudo ldconfig

Firewall
sudo /usr/bin/firewall-config
Change default zone to internal
Trust services as required

Printer
sudo dnf install system-config-printer
sudo system-config-printer
Search for network printer at 192.168.1.4
Use DirectJet port
Choose driver for Brother HL-5170DN
Use BR-Script3

Sound
sudo usermod -a -G audio username
(must reboot to take effect)

nm-applet
The nm-applet gives insufficent permission errors when changing WiFi due to startxfce4 instead of using a display manager. This will fix it:

sudo vi /etc/polkit-1/rules.d/50-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.rules
polkit.addRule(function(action, subject) {
if (action.id.indexOf("org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.") == 0 && subject.isInGroup("myusername")) {
return polkit.Result.YES;
}
});

(must reboot to take effect)