Hi, I have been following the comments on this topic. From what I can tell, the company does not provide Linux drivers or software.
A friend of mine managed to access a heart rate monitor by using DOS emulation and the original DOS software. Maybe you could use Wine to run the Windows "Printer_boxed.exe" software (see download page URL below) ? Not having Ancel BA101 battery tester, I am not able to test. https://www.anceltech.com/product/detail?id=1086074596467142656 https://www.anceltech.com/Public/Uploads/filetxt/20211007/6638733e-2053-4706-b775-e85cc12931ed.pdf Here are a few words from the later (BA201) model's manual says: https://www.anceltech.com/Public/Uploads/filetxt/20211007/8f5feaf1-3a4d-4090-89cd-d655de60c21d.pdf This function allows you to update the tool software. To update the tool, you need the following items. 1. ANCEL BA201 Battery tester tool 2. A windows PC or laptop with USB ports 3. A USB cable 1) downloading the applications from ANCEL website. www.anceltech.com 2) run btlink.exe in your computer(Mac OS and linux does not compatible) 3.5 Print The Print Data function allows printing out testing data recorded by the testing tool for or customized test reports. To print out retrieved data, you need the following tools: 1.The tester tool 2.A windows PC or Iaptop with USB ports 3.A USB cable 1) download the applications from ANCEL website. www.anceltech.com 2) connect the tester tool to computer with the USB cable supplied 3) run btlink.exe in your computer, as below Hope this helps, George. On Monday, 21-10-2024 at 04:51 Roy J. Tellason, Sr. wrote: > I have here an Ancel BA101 battery tester, discovered by way of a YT video, > and it's proved to be a handy gadget to have. In the "user manual" for this > device (available online) it talks about the ability to print the data. > Which requires you to connect it to a computer by way of a USB cable plugged > into the tester's USB port. The documentation further refers to inserting a > CD into the computer (it didn't come with any CD), making sure a driver was > installed, then "open the print software" and select the appropriate COM > port. > > I'm pretty sure that I don't need to install a driver, since I can connect > all sorts of USB stuff to this computer with no problems. I'm not sure what > print software they refer to here -- the illustration seems to refer to > "PrintCOM v1.50421" which appears to have print, clear, and COM port > selection options but also appears to be some kind of windoze software. > > How would I address accessing this device under linux and getting its info > out to my printer? > > > -- > Member of the toughest, meanest, deadliest, most unrelenting -- and > ablest -- form of life in this section of space, a critter that can > be killed but can't be tamed. --Robert A. Heinlein, "The Puppet Masters" > - > Information is more dangerous than cannon to a society ruled by lies. --James > M Dakin > >
