NAME
casio - CASIO interface program
SYNOPSIS
casio-boss | cassio-illum < -r | -w > [ -h ] [ -l commport ] [ -s baudrate ] [ -p parity ] [ -b bytelength ] [ -o file ] [ -t ] [ -d debuglevel ] [ -v ]
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the casio program. This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution (but may be used by others), because the original program does not have a manual page.
casio is a backup and restore utility for a CASIO digital diary. Currently, the BOSS and ILLUMINATOR series are supported.
OPTIONS
- -r -w
-
The direction of the data transfer. -r is used for reading data from the CASIO to the PC. -w for the opposite direction.
- -h
-
Print help.
- -l commport
-
The PC's serial port that has to be used. Specify as COM1, COM2, COM3 or COM4 or simply as 1, 2, 3 or 4. For Solaris specify TTYA or TTYB or simply as A or B.
- -s baudrate
-
Either 1200, 2400, 4800 or 9600 must be specified. Note that not all communication speeds are supported by most CASIO BOSS models but only 9600 is supported by the ILLUMINATOR series (Casio design)
- -p parity
-
none, odd, even. The ILLUMINATOR only supports none (casio design)
- -b bytelength
-
The number of bits transfered for one byte, 7 or 8 are valid values. The ILLUMINATOR model only supports 8 (Casio design)
- -o file
-
The name of the file where the backup data are to be written to or read from.
- -t
-
Store data to ASCII file too.
- -v
-
Increase debug level.
- -d debuglevel
-
Set debug level. Debug level 6 will only print the setup info and exit.
CONFIGURATION
So that the program could run, you must have a configuration file ".casiorc" in your home directory.
The configuration file consists of optional lines of format keyword:value. Possible keywords are: passwd, line, speed, parity, bytelen, dbase, debug.
REMARKS
The layout of the used data file is not directly in a readable format since all data records as needed for the CASIO are not really processed into a convenient format. The file data are used for backup/restore purposes only and should not be edited.
CAUTION: Do not interface the CASIO directly to the PC's serial port, since this may cause permanent damage to the CASIO. Always use the circuit as described in /usr/doc/casio/circuit*.gif. It contains level converters for converting the +12/-12 Volts levels on the PC side to the +5/0 Volts levels that the CASIO uses.
Also keep in mind that the Secret Area of the CASIO has to be backuped/restored separate.
AUTHOR
The author of the casio program is Jamal Hadi Salim <[email protected]>.
This manual page was created by Milan Zamazal <[email protected]>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system, mostly by copying help output of the program.