Editing Minicom alternative - CAEN HV interface (Freeman) (section)

== Installation ==
The following are links to the download pages used for this installation.
 '''External Download Pages:'''
 [http://www.caen.it/csite/CaenProd.jsp?idmod=663&parent=42 CAEN java interface]
 [http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat/4/idpl/23484871/dir/opensuse/com/rxtx-java-2.2pre2-16.1.x86_64.rpm.html rxtx_java-2.2pre2-16.1.x86_64.rpm]

 '''Local Copies:'''
 [http://jlabdaq.pcs.cnu.edu/resources/Downloads/CAEN_SW1470_1.0.tgz CAEN java interface]
 [http://jlabdaq.pcs.cnu.edu/resources/Downloads/rxtx-java-2.2pre2-16.1.x86_64.rpm rxtx_java-2.2pre2-16.1.x86_64.rpm]

=== CAEN Software ===
Download and unpack the tarball:
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
cd <home dirctory>
mkdir caen
cd caen
cp <path to file>/CAEN_SW1470_1.0.tgz ./
tar xvfz CAEN_SW1470_1.0.tgz
</syntaxhighlight>

Execute the '''''install.sh''''' script, as superuser:
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
./install.sh
</syntaxhighlight>

This installs ''''' SW1470.sh''''' to ''''' /usr/local/N1470/ ''''', and creates a symbolic link from ''''' /usr/bin'''''

=== RXTXComm library Installation ===

''' 1. ''' Download the rpm to your home directory then install it as superuser:
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
yum install rxtx-java-2.2pre2-16.1.x86_64.rpm
</syntaxhighlight>

''' 2. ''' To check to see what was installed and where, type:
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
rpm -qlp rxtx-java-2.2pre2-16.1.x86_64.rpm
</syntaxhighlight>

''' 3. ''' Check to see what java version you are using:
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
java -version
</syntaxhighlight>

''' 4. ''' Copy ''''' RXTXcomm.jar ''''' to the current jre, get the version from Step 3 and substitute the x's for the version number:
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
cd /usr/lib/jvm/<jre-x.x.x>/lib/ext
cp <find directory path from Step 2>/RXTXcomm.jar ./
</syntaxhighlight>

''' 5. ''' Copy serial library to current jre architecture specific directory:
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
cd /usr/lib/jvm/<jre-x.x.x>/lib/<current acrh (amd64)>
cp <directory found in step 2>/librxtxSerial.so ./
cp <directory found in step 2>/librxtxParallel.so ./
</syntaxhighlight>

''' 6. ''' Add users to the groups ''''' lock''''' and ''''' uucp''''':
 edit '''''/etc/group''''' to include users under groups '''lock''' and '''uucp'''