On any GNU/Linux system (using python version 2.4):

1. Copy the 'phoenix' directory on the CD to some location on your hard disk

# cp -r  /media/cdrom/phoenix  /home/your_directory   ( or use drag and drop)

# cp phoenix/software/interface/phm.py   /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages

Setting up of Python Serial / USB libraries.

Login as root and do the following:

#unzip phoenix/software/pyserial-2.2.zip
#cd pyserial-2.2
#python setup.py install

# tar zxf phoenix/software/pyusb-0.4.1.tar.gz
# cd pyusb-0.4.1/
#python setup.py install

Instructions to install Python Interpreter and Phoenix on windows XP are given in the 'winPython' directory on the CD.

The CD also contains installation files for Debian Linux.

Programming the Micro-controller Chip (ATmega16) inside Phoenix

    Phoenix box has an ATmega16 micro-controller inside it. To program the chip with 'phoenix software' , do the following:

Connect Power, Programming Cable and Communication Cable (Serial or USB depending on the version).

Boot from the live CD, login as root and give the following commands

# cd Setup
# ./go

If the result displayed is not '15' give the command

#python testcom.py