UPDATE: there is now a version 2.0, see
my new post
it's actually pretty easy :
- connect the aXbo to your linux computer using the provided USB cable
- download the JNLP file from their web interface (you need to register first)
- run
javaws aXbo.jnlp
Note: on my 64-bit Gentoo system I had to use "Sun 32bit JRE 1.6.0.07 [emul-linux-x86-java-1.6]" as user VM for this to work.
Then from the menu use the "find aXbo" function. If it fails, check
dmesg
to make sure that the USB connection has been properly initialised - the aXbo has a usb-to-serial converter inside:
(from lsusb)
ID 10c4:ea60 Cygnal Integrated Products, Inc.
(from dmesg)
[31426.366845] usb 2-2: New USB device found, idVendor=10c4, idProduct=ea60
[31426.366856] usb 2-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[31426.366863] usb 2-2: Product: CP2102 USB to UART Bridge Controller
[31426.366868] usb 2-2: Manufacturer: Silicon Labs
[31426.366871] usb 2-2: SerialNumber: 0001
The proper usbserial module (cp2101) was automatically loaded on my Gentoo system and a friend's Ubuntu laptop (both with fairly recent kernels though).
Now I'd like to bypass the GUI to be able to set the clock and download the data from the command line, but that's another story...
