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FreeBSD Servo program created

After weeks of frustrating work trying to figure out the Northlight Systems Servo Controller and the base channel address, and the serial cabling issues (turned out there where none).  There where also issues with 'minicom' and how it stores some 0x00 values. I had tried a few Windows based mini-ssc programs, but the ones that I found needed a special DLL loaded.  I must have installed the wrong one, no errors given, so I thought things where all ok.  It wasn't till I downloaded <can't find the software now> the mini_ssc.zip (~1.5MB), and installed it that I figured out the base channel address.  This then allowed me to analyse it via minicom program.  One night later, I had a FreeBSD command line version :-) If I where starting out again, I would purchase this Servo Controller It's cheeper, and better spec'ed.  They also have a lot of other interesting gear.