This repository will hold a Python module to control the "McCrypt" LED display. http://www.conrad.de/ce/de/product/590996/LED-Laufschrift-mit-Fernbedienung-Rot-Gelb-Gruen Protocol documentation can be found here: http://www.maplin.co.uk/media/pdfs/N00GA_technical_manual.pdf This is what Linux shows when inserting the USB plug: [604738.364856] usb 1-3: new full-speed USB device number 8 using xhci_hcd [604738.382374] usb 1-3: New USB device found, idVendor=10c4, idProduct=ea60 [604738.382377] usb 1-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 [604738.382379] usb 1-3: Product: CP2102 USB to UART Bridge Controller [604738.382380] usb 1-3: Manufacturer: Silicon Labs [604738.382381] usb 1-3: SerialNumber: 0001 [604738.383219] cp210x 1-3:1.0: cp210x converter detected [604738.549278] usb 1-3: reset full-speed USB device number 8 using xhci_hcd [604738.565775] xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: xHCI xhci_drop_endpoint called with disabled ep ffff88014f6658c0 [604738.565776] xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: xHCI xhci_drop_endpoint called with disabled ep ffff88014f665880 [604738.566170] usb 1-3: cp210x converter now attached to ttyUSB1