[Elecraft] W1 Programming???

[James Bennett]

I just ordered the nifty little W1 Wattmeter. I see that it can supply serial data to an external program, and that there is a free download of a Visual Basic program on the Elecraft web site. I use a Mac and a Raspberry Pi and do not have VB on either, nor do I want to. I’m fairly proficient in several other programming languages and am thinking that I might “roll my own”, starting on the Mac.

I know that this is a stretch, but has anyone done this? I know - hahahaha… OK, how about anyone out there who has read serial data (coming over USB with the Elecraft Serial->USB cable? Any pointers or links to documentation on how to do that?

Jim / W6JHB