I want to connect my TI-84 Plus to my Ubuntu 11.04 laptop. I use the organelle cables to connect it. The program tilp(2)
didn't work or at least it didn't show my TI-84 Plus; I've tried to run it in root and in the normal way.
USB – How to Connect a TI-84 Plus Calculator with a Laptop
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Best Answer
The libticables2-2 library supplied with Ubuntu 11.04 (and as of this writing, 11.10 too) supports the SilverLink cables only. I've just uploaded a patch which adds support for the TI-84+ calculator which is available in LP #747589.
Overview of the fix
tilp
group so you may use the device without running as roottilp
Instructions for installing tilp and getting it to work with the TI-84+:
tilp
package and its dependencies like libticables2-2:sudo apt-get install tilp
Download the patch:
Apply the patch to the installed udev rules:
Add yourself to the
tilp
group:Now make known to
tilp
that you're using a TI-84+ calculator by running:This will set the
calc=TI84+
andcable_model=DirectLink
in the~/.tilp
configuration file. After running the above command, it's sufficient to run justtilp
in the future (using the application menu or by running the command directly).