Version Differences for Linux

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  * CDC = Communications Device Class    * CDC = Communications Device Class 
       
    + ==Using USB to Serial adapters in Linux==  
    + For Linux operating systems, activate the CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_FTDI_SIO config option and rebuild the kernel, or:  
       
    + # cd /usr/src/linux && make menuconfig  
    + Linux > Device Drivers > USB > USB Serial Converter > USB FTDI Single Port Serial Driver  
    + # make bzImage && make modules && make modules_install && make install  
       
    + Should see something within syslog similar to the following:  
    + Product: FT232R USB UART  
    + Manufacturer: FTDI  
    + SerialNumber: XXXXXXXX  
    + Detected FT232RL  
    + FTDI USB Serial Device converter now attached to ttyUSB0  
  ==Bluetooth==    ==Bluetooth== 
  Many modern Linux distributions also provide good support for Bluetooth through the BlueZ stack, which has a comprehensive list of Bluetooth profiles that it supports. Opticon's devices transmit data over Bluetooth in one of two ways. They present themselves in either SPP-mode profile, with an accompanying serial port, or in HID-mode profile, where they present as any other HID device.     Many modern Linux distributions also provide good support for Bluetooth through the BlueZ stack, which has a comprehensive list of Bluetooth profiles that it supports. Opticon's devices transmit data over Bluetooth in one of two ways. They present themselves in either SPP-mode profile, with an accompanying serial port, or in HID-mode profile, where they present as any other HID device.