Using the TecO USBBridge for Particle Programming and Development with Linux

Please see our Particle How-To page for an overview as well.

The TecO USBBridge is a USB device using the FTDI BM232 chip to connect and access Particles to your computer.

Download and install the usbbridge software according to the provided documentation in the archive.

Files - Code and Headers

particle-usbbridge-0.1.tar.bz2
kernel hack for usbcore module for comfortable sniffing of USB communication usbkernel usbkernelpatch.tar.gz
after recompiling the kernel module, activate the logging by
''echo Y > /sys/module/usbcore/parameters/usbfs_snoop"
deactivate sniffing by
"echo N > /sys/module/usbcore/parameters/usbfs_snoop"
patch for libftdi version 0.7 for control flow support
use 'patch -p0 < libftdi-0.7-flowctrl.patch' in the main directory of libftdi (for version 0.7)
already patched files: ftdi.h ftdi.c